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" A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they're making millions. It's always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves. "

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" A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather than how to say something. "

Kirsten Dunst

Acting

Mom

Teacher

" I feel like everyone directs their own career according to their taste, what they migrate to emotionally and what kind of artists they want to work with. "

" Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don't they realize that it's gross? I understand it's an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends do it. "

" I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'. "

" I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal. "

Kirsten Dunst

Financial

Man

" I've been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth is there aren't that many good projects out there. And we make way, way too many movies. So it's not always going to happen with every project. But I try and wait it out. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set. "

" I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers. "

" When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out. "

" I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not. "

" I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites. "

" I attract a different kind of boy when my hair's red. I get more quality men - like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude. "

" When you have a beanpole body, everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung. I like her style, but she's really tall and skinny, so everything looks good on her. "

" I'm never going to say anything about who I'm dating unless I'm married or engaged. "

" I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here. "

Kirsten Dunst

Action

Want

" I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that. "

Kirsten Dunst

Good

Why

" When you spend your entire life as a child actress, being told where to go and where to stand, you're performing constantly for people. It definitely breeds the kind of person who's dependent on other people's approval. "

" I've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing. "

Kirsten Dunst

Life

Character

" I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy. "

Kirsten Dunst

Used

Best

" What are you going to do if it's the end of the world? You better go out having fun instead of stressing about it. "

" I'm a person who likes to hang out. I would never go on a blind date. That sounds like the most uncomfortable thing on the planet earth. It's like, 'Hi. Nice to meet you. So, what kind of music do you like?' Date ended. "

" But the real secret to total gorgeousness is to believe in yourself, have self confindence, and try to be secure in your decisions and thoughts. "

" You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens. "

" I don't really relate to myself as The Girl in the Magazine. Which is dangerous for me, too, sometimes, because I don't think all the time, 'Well, look to see if people are following me home.' Sometimes I'm a little bit more free than maybe I should be. "

" When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me. "

" If I saw 'Virgin Suicides' or 'Eternal Sunshine,' I'm so proud to be in those movies. They are such great movies. I felt so free on those sets. "

" I hate red-carpet photographs! "

Kirsten Dunst

Hate

Photographs