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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.

Kirsten Dunst

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Kirsten Dunst
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: April 30
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