Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Caroline Dunstis an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories. At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire, a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in Little Women the same year and in Jumanji the following year. After a recurring role in...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 April 1982
CityPoint Pleasant, NJ
I was comfortable with the words, ... Most times I find myself trying to rewrite parts of my character, but not this time.
I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life.
I've always used my own personal emotions and things that I've gone through in my life to build a character. The work that I do before a film feels almost like therapy, between me and whoever I'm playing.
It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.
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.
When you're little, you're open to things. It's not like you get into this rehearsed zone when you're a child. At first you play different sides of yourself. And I think it will be really exciting one day to have a character to go into that's not anything like me whatsoever.
I love my snaggle fangs. They give me character and character is sexy.
My mom raised me so wonderfully. She gave me self esteem and made me appreciate my flaws, as well as my strengths.
My mom lived a much different airline experience, ... She was working Lufthansa in first class. So it was about passing out the caviar. Claire in this movie was a little bit more blue collar. But the one thing I did figure out is that Claire imagines her life as being as glamorous as my mom's airline life was many years ago.
I was excited to do a movie like this because the part is done for you. It's a beautifully-written character. A lot of times you're making it up as you go.
Tobey can cry just like that. Whenever I have a crying scene, I have to listen to sad music, put my headphones on and kind of zone out.
Her words are like the music of a song. No wonder this guy falls for her.
Nobody has wanted all of me as much as she has, ... She lets things happen. She lets mistakes happen.
She is honest and upfront to a fault. She doesn't have a lot of fear. She's dorky and doesn't care, and in that way she's cool.