Kirsten Dunst Quotes

"I`d like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn`t matter, but it doesn`t hurt."

Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don`t you? Just tell me so I can get over you.

Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?

"I run the treadmill whenever I can do it with weights." (when asked how she stays in shape) - 2002

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

"Whenever I have to smoke for a character, I make sure they`re fake cigarettes. It`s a terrible habit, and I can`t believe kids still want to do it."

"I have never done a drug in my life. I tried smoking once. Hated it. I don`t want to infect myself with cancer."

"What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It`s kind of ridiculous. I can`t think of anybody."

On turning down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999): "When I read it, I was 15 and I don`t think I was mature enough to understand the script`s material. I didn`t want to be kissing Kevin Spacey. Come on! Lying there naked with rose petals?".

"My cat, because he`s fun to play with, he`d entertain me, and I could eat him if I was really hungry." (on what her luxury item would be on survivor)

"I`m never going to say anything about who I`m dating unless I`m married or engaged." - 2002

"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."

"So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject."

"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."

"And in the next film they`ve got to bring in another female character. Just give me the acting; she can do all the falling and fighting."

(on money) "I think one of my credit cards is corporate for my company, Wooden Spoons Productions. I don`t know; my financial adviser does that. I don`t handle that shit."

"I want to go on "Crossing Over with John Edward" (1999). I`d like to be regressed to find out about my past lives".

(On Spider-Man (2002))"I really wanted the role because I knew it would give my career a boost, especially in foreign markets where I don`t feel I`m that well known".

"The Virgin Suicides (1999) showed I could nail a very difficult character, while Bring It On (2000) brought a great deal of joy to young girls. These are the beautiful rewards of being an actress".

"On every film I do, whenever there are other girls my age, I think it`s definitely up to me to set the pace. That`s because I`ve had a lot of experience and I think there`s always a certain amount of professionalism that should be maintained."

(On Bring It On (2000)): We`re breaking boundaries. And we`re not doing the same old little cliché of, "Oh, cheerleaders are dumb, so let`s make fun of them".

"It would actually be really interesting if Spider-Man died. Why doesn`t the superhero ever die? I think if Mary Jane was alone, pregnant and he died, she could give birth to a spider baby and carry on the series with another young boy or something like that." - July 2004

(On kissing Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) ): "It was horrible, I hated it. Brad and Tom were like my big brothers on the set, so it was like kissing your big brother - totally gross."

"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." quoted in Womans World (1-24-06)

On Marie Antoinette (2006): "It`s kind of like a history of feelings rather than a history of facts. So don`t expect a masterpiece theatre, educational Marie Antoinette biopic".

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.

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 and now I`m getting all these adult offers, so it`s working.

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

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

It was horrible, I hated it. Brad and Tom were like my big brothers on the set, so it was like kissing your big brother - totally gross.

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`m very mature for my age, but I`m also innocent in a lot of ways.

I want to play an action hero. I`m ready for roles that totally aren`t me.

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 have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don`t get my license revoked.

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

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