Kirsten Dunst Quotes

David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.

I adored 'Breaking The Waves,' so when Lars von Trier wanted me in 'Dogville,' I was beside myself with joy. He works in a way that nobody I've ever worked with works.

I loved working with Peter Weir. I think he's one of the greats and will be remembered as one of the greats.

I love working with Lars [von Trier]! I've worked with him three times. I did the narration of Dogville and Manderlay.

Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine.

Well, you don't make any demands to Steven Spielberg.

I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wanted to work with David Lynch and Woody Allen.

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

If it were all in the script, why make the film?

To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.

I'm in awe of directors like the Coen brothers who can shoot their script and edit it, and that's the movie. They're not discovering the movie in postproduction. They're editing the script they shot.

I consider all my films experiments.

I would love to work with Cameron Crowe; he's definitely one of my favorite directors.

With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

Once I finish a film, I don't ever see it again. Never ever. I have never seen any of my films since I finished them.

The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg.

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.

I would love to work with Shane Meadows - great director.

It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'

I have the deepest respect for Terrence Malick and greatly enjoyed helping him on 'Tree of Life.' I consider him to be a good personal friend and professional contemporary.

It would be incredible to work with Stanley Kubrick and go back in time.

F. Gary Gray, I think, is one of the best directors I've ever worked with in my life, and I'd love to work with him again.

In Europe, the director is the king: it's his vision. It's an auteur tradition.