'They gave me so much more fearlessness' Kirsten Dunst thanks her children for acting gift
Roofman star Kirsten Dunst has told how she now has "so much more fearlessness" in her acting since becoming a mother, and she counts herself lucky that she hasn't been caught up in "frivolous parts" of the movie industry.
Kirsten Dunst has become a more "fearless" actor since having children.
The 43-year-old star has kids Ennis, seven, and James, four, with her actor husband Jesse Plemons, and she gives "so much more" to her roles since become a mother.
Speaking at an In Conversation event at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, she is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "I think anybody who has experienced having children, everything changes.
"For me, it gave me so much more fearlessness in my acting, which is such a gift that they gave me.
"Also, they gave me, this isn't the most important thing, but now when I do have the time to work and want to work, I can give it so much more.
"I feel like that's with any career and growing up.
"I mean, with this industry, it can really, I think, mess with people's minds more in a negative way."
Kirsten counts herself lucky that she hasn't been caught up in "frivolous parts" of the movie industry, and she praised her "wonderful husband" for supporting her.
She added: "I've been very lucky that I have surrounded myself with good people, and I have a wonderful husband, and people that don't get caught up in the frivolous parts of this industry. So that's helped.
"Also, I think the truer you stay to yourself and the less you worry about everybody else, then the more the opportunities come, and the right ones come to you."
The Roofman star also confessed she has experienced burnout in the past, but she now only accepts acting roles if they "really mean something" to her.
She said: "I have been burnt out before, and I haven't sustained that energy of being able to have a work-life balance.
"I also went to school, and I'd make movies, and I'd go back and forth.
"But now, I am in a position right now where I can wait, wait till I want to work.
"I have two kids. I've been enjoying just being a mum and then just waiting for projects that really mean something to me."
Earlier this year, Jesse admitted he "got lucky" when he met Kirsten on the set of FX drama Fargo.
During an interview with Andy Cohen for SiriusXM’s Radio Andy, he said: "Immediately we just hit it off in a creative sense and felt like we could trust each other.
"I knew that we were gonna be playing husband and wife and spending a lot of time together. And, you know, you never know if it’s something you’re going to have to kind of work for. And then sometimes you get lucky."
