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" If I'd trusted myself and listened to myself all the times that I ignored myself, I would have been fine. But everyone has to learn their lesson, and now I've got it. "

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" I try not to do scenes a certain way, because then I become conscious of it, and it dosen't come off as realistic. I try to make it so that I'm not really aware of what I'm doing. "

Kirsten Dunst

Doing

Way

Become

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

" I'm the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much and then is totally sick of it. "

" It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it. "

" 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. "

" It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character. "

Kirsten Dunst

Work

I Can

" 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. "

" I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. "

" 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. "

" New York vintage is too expensive! "

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

" I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it. "

" I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker. "

" You don't really know who you're going to fall in love with at what time in their life. They can be the worst off they've ever been in their life, but you can't help who you fall in love with. That's part of the excitement of life - new people, new experiences. "

" I really wanted the MTV Award the most, It was a golden popcorn container and it looks really neat. "

" I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird. "

" I know kids are supposed to go through these awkward stages, but I just never even thought about that. I was too busy worrying about getting my education while I was working. "

" 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. "

Kirsten Dunst

Love

Opportunity

" 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 think every woman goes through a relationship where she is with a guy that is really not right for her. You get lost in it. "

" I think it's best to date someone who doesn't do what you do. "

" 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. "

" The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art. "

" I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.' "

" I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead. "

" When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.' "

" 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 think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life. "

" I'm not a very 'this is planned out' person when I get to set. 'This is how I'm going to do it' - I'm never like that. "