Quotes from Kirsten Dunst

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.

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

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

After 'Melancholia' and 'On the Road,' I wanted to do a comedy. And I did so many comedies when I was younger, but if you're not consistently in those movies, people don't always think of you for them.

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'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave.

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'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel.

I really want to do a film in another language. My dad's from Germany, so it'd be really cool to do a film in German. I'm not quite fluent, but I can get there. And my accent's pretty good. I wouldn't feel too out of my element.

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

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

The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.

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.

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.

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

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're in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you're excited for the day? That's one of my main goals in life.

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

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.

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.

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 wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.

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.