Kirsten Dunst Quotes
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Pristine vulnerability is just so boring to me. The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowland's in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them.
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I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.
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When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.
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I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.
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I would have loved to have been in a Hitchcock movie.
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I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it.
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I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl.
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I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.
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What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.
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You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid.
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When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst.
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I think the best thing about my job is that I have my life documented, which not many people get to have. They have a photo here and there and maybe some video footage from a birthday. My kids will be able to see me growing up.
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It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.
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People always tell me, 'Don't work so much', but I can't help it. I feel like all the things I've done are important to get to this adult stage and now I'm getting all these adult offers, so it's working.
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The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.
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When you're little, you're open to things. It's not like you get into this rehearsed zone when you're a child. At first you play different sides of yourself. And I think it will be really exciting one day to have a character to go into that's not anything like me whatsoever.
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My grandmother lives with my mother in a gorgeous house in the San Fernando Valley. I am afforded these luxuries, and I'm very young.
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In high school I had a boyfriend who was super into rap, so I was into Too $hort and Wu-Tang for a little while. And my best friend's older brother would sometimes drive us home in this pimped-out truck, and he'd play all his dirty rap music. We thought we were really cool.
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It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.
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I don't gossip about myself.
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You need your family in this business. It's one of the most important things to keep you grounded. You come home and your mom's like, 'Clean the kitty's litter box.' It's not like it's all about me.
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You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'
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You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.
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When I go away to do a movie, I bring the blanket I've had since I was a little girl. It helps me sleep. I also always bring my laptop so I can E-mail friends. And I bring my dog, Beauty, wherever I can.