Kirsten Dunst

“What actor do you really take seriously who becomes a singer? It's kind of ridiculous. I can't think of anybody.”

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

“I think you see in people's eyes what they've been through. Anything in their lives shows up in their eyes.”

“Every movie I do, I always use things that have happened in my life. Funny moments, anything. If it just sticks out I'll write it down and use that, too, because it has to come out of you. But no one can work when they're depressed. I don't think I'd physically be able to do it if I were depressed.”

“I feel very lucky that I don't have to rely on a man to give me financial security. That's a big deal.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.”

“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.”

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

“I really think the key to a film is the chemistry of people.”

“Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.”

“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.”

“I hate red-carpet photographs!”

“I like people more undone than made up. Patricia Arquette is the ultimate. She's not anorexic or perfectly tan, she's not trying to be anything but what she is, and that's the most sexy thing.”

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