Quotes from Kirsten Dunst

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

I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible.

Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.

I liked the girly cartoons. I was very much a girly-girl.

I've always had a process that I do before I even get to set or go to the location. I work privately, and it almost feels like therapy between me and who I'm playing. So I have this inner life that's there and it gives me a confidence, too, that when I'm playing the role I know every question.

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

I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it's about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just like the fact that they're controlling something in their life.

Everyone goes through a hard time in their life.

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.

I don't gossip about myself.

The performances that I love are ones like Gena Rowlands 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.

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.

I've never had a teenage rebellion; I'm not that type of person. I always work out my problems in a conscientious way.

I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try to not talk about anything personal, and then nobody has the fire to throw back at you, like 'You said this back then!'

I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.

I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot.

I was allowed to have an imagination rather than a need to be entertained all the time by television or computers or anything like that. So, I think it's helpful to try and give your kids.

I've learned to do a movie and then not be in that place for a long time.

I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting.

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.

I would have loved to have been in a Hitchcock movie.

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

When you get older, you feel better about yourself. You're not worried what other people think about you, in general. You just get more comfortable in your skin.