Kirsten Dunst at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 19, 2024.Photo:John Salangsang/Shutterstock
John Salangsang/Shutterstock
Kirsten Dunstis recalling an uncomfortable moment during an audition early in her career.
Without naming the filmmaker, Dunst said she’s “not even sure he’s still working anymore,” and added, “It’s not something I like to reflect on."
“But I will say what he said was nothing to do with acting. And it wasn’t that what he said was just ‘a bit off.' It was totally improper,” she said. “And I remember sitting there and knowing that something was wrong, but with no idea what I should do.”
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Kirsten Dunst in 1997.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Dunst also spoke toVarietyabout the alleged incident, saying, “I did one meeting once with a director, and he asked me an inappropriate question. And that was the only time.”
“I was like, ‘That’s not cool.’ But I didn’t say that [to him]. I was freaked out. I didn’t know if I should answer or not,” she added.
TheAcademy Awardnominee shared that her mother and “an acting teacher who was like my father” kept her safety a priority during her younger years in the industry.
Speaking about her experience in her first-ever movie role, forWoody Allen’sOedipus Wrecks, Dunst recalled toVariety, “I remember they wanted to send a car down to New Jersey to pick me up to play withDylan [Farrow].”
“My mom was like, ‘I’m not sending my daughter in a town car to go on some play date without me,' " she added.
Kirsten Dunst in London on March 26, 2024.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
Despite playing opposite two grown men —Brad PittandTom Cruise— in one of her first movies, 1994’sInterview with the Vampire(and even having to kiss Pitt, now 60), Dunst toldThe Telegraphthat “nothing ever felt weird.”
“Brad waslike an older brother to me,” she said. “[I was] treated like a princess. Yes, it was a virtually all-male set, but everyone was very gentle and kind.”
As for Cruise, now 61, Dunst had similar praise for his treatment of the then-child actress, who later earned rave reviews for her breakout role in the film.
“One morning, aroundChristmas, I remember going into my dressing room at Pinewood and he’d set up a beautiful tree in there for me, covered in ornaments,” she shared.
source: people.com
