Kirsten Dunst Talks About Her 'Bring It On' Character: 'I Was That Girl'

Kirsten Dunst shares she's like Torrance Shipman from 'Bring It On' in real life.

People Magazine reports the Fargo star was interviewed by fellow-actress and friend Julianne Moore for Gotham magazine and was asked a series of personal questions.

One question was very interesting considering Dunst's wide range of characters since she started acting when she was 6.

"What movie role was the closest to your own character?" Moore asked.

"When I was 16 and did Bring It On. I was that girl," the 33-year-old revealed, referring to Torrance Shipman's character. "It was like me being in high school as myself. It wasn't a stretch at all. I was a cheerleader, my best friend was a cheerleader. I wasn't in competitions, but I watched them on TV."

Dunst starred in the high school comedy blockbuster that premiered in theatres in 2000, but her acting career didn't stop her from having a normal teenage life.

"The influence of how I was raised was the best career advice, because being a child actress can really be unhealthy for your psyche," she said. "But my mom always sent me to normal school, so I never missed out on the prom or field trips or any of that stuff." 

Dunst's film debut was in Woody Allen's short film, Oedipus Wrecks in 1989. Three years later, the child actress was already nominated at the Golden Globe Awards for best supporting actress for the film Interview With The Vampire, where she starred alongside Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

Being in the business for 25 years, Dunst has also started working on a script for a film she's set to direct next year. "We're in the rewrite phase, and we have an actress," she said. "It's almost all together, but I can't fully talk about it yet."

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