Kirsten Dunst is opening up in her new interview!
The 41-year-old actress has a new movie coming out in April – Civil War – and spoke about a variety of topics including working on the film with her husband, Jesse Plemons, and more with Marie Claire.
Other topics covered include her upsetting nickname on the Spider-Man set, the refreshingly honest reason why she’d say yes to starring in a superhero movie, what she thinks happens when you win an Oscar, and more.
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On taking two years off from acting
Kirsten shared, “To be honest, that’s been hard for me…because I need to feed myself. The hardest thing is being a mom and…not feeling like, I have nothing for myself. That’s every mother—not just me. There’s definitely less good roles for women my age.”
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On the possibility of Donald Trump being president again
She shared, “He can’t win. I honestly feel like…we just need a fresh start. We need a woman. All the countries that are led by women do so much better.”
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On her family and friends
Kirsten shared, “I just have really good people around me. I have good girlfriends and my mom’s fun and comes over every day. I’m very connected to my family and I have a great husband. Two of my friends in this industry are Dakota and Elle Fanning, but they’re like me. They’re very normal, real girls.”
And on working with her husband, Jesse Plemons, on Civil War, she shared, “I love working with him. What’s nice is that we trust each other so much. He sent me a scene last night of this miniseries he’s working on to get my opinion. If I’m having a hard time deciding on something, I’ll have him read it. I trust his opinion more than anyone, and he cares about me more than anyone… we hate the same things.”
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On what she was called on the Spider Man set
“I mean…It was a joke, but on Spider-Man, they would call me ‘girly-girl’ sometimes on the walkie-talkie. ‘We need girly-girl,’” she said imitating it.
She recalled, “I never said anything…You didn’t say anything. You just took it.”
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On awards shows
“There are too many award shows. I think it’s good to be an underdog. If you [win] Academy Awards, sometimes it’s not always good for your career,” she shared, while also adding, “I don’t know who won last year.”
She added that maybe she will win an Oscar one day, perhaps in the form of a Lifetime Achievement Award. She said, “I’ll be old and they’ll be like, ‘Let’s finally give her one.’”
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