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. Kirsten Dunst More Quotes by Kirsten Dunst More Quotes From Kirsten Dunst You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous! Kirsten Dunst glowing pounds faces I think that everybody in life probably goes through obstacles at different times in life. I wouldn't really call them obstacles, I think that's just called growing up, and I think it's hard to be in the industry at such a young age Kirsten Dunst growing-up age thinking So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject. Kirsten Dunst burnout film people 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. Kirsten Dunst sunshine proud suicide It's important to me that I don't get trapped in the whole teen scene, because I feel that you can get lost in those kind of movies, and they aren't really about the actors; they're about the selling of the concept, and how much money it makes. Kirsten Dunst actors important kind I'm not someone who feels the pressure of someone else's expectations. That's a very young way to feel. Kirsten Dunst pressure expectations way I feel like I could never walk around a film half-naked. I definitely wouldn't want to see that. Kirsten Dunst naked half 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. Kirsten Dunst guy lost thinking 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 therapy process character It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set. Kirsten Dunst scene lost character The more I see and know about life, the more ideas I have and the more I want to make art. Kirsten Dunst want ideas art The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life. Kirsten Dunst hardest-job actors jobs When you feel good is when you're not afraid to feel the worst. Kirsten Dunst not-afraid worst feel-good 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. Kirsten Dunst food commitment thinking My mom raise me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths. Kirsten Dunst appreciate mom self-esteem I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing. Kirsten Dunst guardian angel wings 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 now and now I’m getting all these adult offers, so it’s working. Kirsten Dunst adults important people I've always been someone who is pretty hard on herself. But I've lightened up a lot. Kirsten Dunst hard As an actress, there's a lot of waiting. You wait for a script to come in that you want to do. You get to a point where you decide that if you want good things to be made, you're going to have to start making them yourself as an actress. You can't just wait around for it. But you can also just enjoy the breaks, and use them to kind of refuel. I've been working so long at this point that I don't mind the breaks. I think they make me better, actually. Kirsten Dunst waiting long thinking I was always in and out of school. What I learned in high school is that female friendships are so much more important than worrying about having a boyfriend or looking good or things like that. I had such a good girlfriend growing up that we didn't need anything. We had such a creative world of our own imagination together. For me, if I have a child, I would say, "I hope you find a best friend that makes it so you don't really need much but each other." Learning about that type of friendship and trust is one of the best things I ever got out of school. Kirsten Dunst growing-up girlfriend children
