Kirsten Dunst Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

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.

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.

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.

I have gotten so many tickets. I hope I don't get my license revoked.

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 love what I do and I don't want to stop - This is all I've ever wanted.

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

I started when I was three years old, doing commercials and Modeling in New York, I liked it so much that I kept doing it.

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 want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.

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

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

I'd like to grow up and be beautiful. I know it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hurt.

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

In movies, I hope women aren't always portrayed as sex symbols. People like Drew Barrymore are paving the way for girls my age. Hopefully I can pave the way for young actresses, too.

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.

May favorite food at the moment is Pasta, with tons of shaved Parmesan on the side. Not crumbly but like the hunks, you know what I mean... when you get the thin slices.

My mom raised me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.

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.

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

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

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?

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.

Trivia

A pair of jeans, she sold to charity, were auctioned up to $1,000.

She is a natural blonde and has blue eyes.

She was voted #1 in Movieline's 2002 list of 'Top 10 Most Original Actresses'.

She attended school with Rachel Bilson.

She is very good friends with Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair and Liesel Matthews.

Her favorite actresses include Robin Wright Penn, Cate Blanchett and Jessica Lang.

Her favorite kind of sushi is California Roll.

Her prom dress was originally the dress Sofia Capollo wore to the Golden Globes.

After completing the first Spiderman movie, Kirsten found out she is scared of heights.

She is a big fan of Maroon 5.

She auditioned for the lead role in Almost Famous, but Kate Hudson got the role.

She was ranked 2nd in Maxim Magazines 'Hot 100 of 2002'.

She loves In N-Out Burger, a burger joint in Los Angeles, and stops there whenever she is in the area.

Her name is pronounced 'Keer-sten', not 'Kurr-sten' as many think.

Kirsten had to dye her hair red for the Spiderman movies.

Kirsten's best on screen kiss was with Josh Hartnett in Virgin Suicides.

Kirsten turned down the role of Chrissy in the movie Now and Then because it required her to gain weight.

In 2002 Kirsten was named one of Teen People magazine's 25 Hottest Stars under 25.

Kirsten won the Saturn Award for best young actress in 1994.

Kirsten takes tap dancing lessons.

Kirsten did the voice for Kiki in the anime dub movie Kiki's Delivery Service.

Kirsten drives a 2004 Toyota Prius.

Kirsten attended the Ranney School and graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Kirsten said she knew nothing of legendary French queen Marie Antoinette before playing her in the film of the same name.

Kirsten's favorite author is Jane Yolen.

Kirsten has angered PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) for wearing a fur coat.

Kirsten's favorite alcoholic beverage is anything with vodka in it.

Kirsten says that the nicest thing any guy has done for her, was to "Just hang out with my family."

Kirsten says she is a fan of Rachel McAdams.

Kirsten has a crush on Johnny Depp.

Kirsten loves to listen to the music of Alicia Keys.

Kirsten received goodie bags worth over $50,000 at the 2002 and 2005 Academy Awards. She presented at both of them.

Kirsten's career started on Saturday Night Live in 1988.

Kirsten appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile.

Kirsten's favorite tv show is Friends and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2000. It is a Catholic school located in Los Angeles.

She moved to Los Angeles in 1989.

She has a brother, Christian, who was born in 1986.

Her best school memory was in 8th grade on her field trip to Washington D.C.

Kirsten dislikes flashy cars because she considers it non-environmental and many soldiers are being killed for the oil in Iraq, while a person is driving a fancy car.

Kirsten appeared on the cover of the August 2004 issue of Teen People magazine.

Kirsten broke up with boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, who she dated for three years. In 2005, there were reports that they were back together, as they were seen kissing.

Kirsten was paid a reported $5 million for Wimbledon.

Kirsten has been in several music videos. They include; "The Best Things" by Filter, "The Itch" by Vitamin C, "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden, "As If" by Blaque, and "Playground Love" by Air.

Kirsten took on the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.

Kirsten used to date Ben Foster from August 2000-March 2001.

Kirsten's parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez and her brother Christian in Southern California. Her father's name is Klaus.

Kirsten beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994).

Kirsten used to date Jake Hoffman (the son of actor Dustin Hoffman).

Kirsten's nickname is Kiki. She got this nickname because as a child she could not pronounce Kirsten.