Collider: I love this show!
Was that the fun of it?
Could you tell that, from the page, when they present this to you?
KIRSTEN DUNST: Yeah, thats why I did it.
Krystal is out of control, in the best way.
I knew that this would be a role that I would have so much fun with.
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Shes tiring to play because shes so high energy.
Having just had a baby, that was a little rough.
On week two, I was crying to my mother-in-law.
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I was like, I cant do this!
Her actions, you excuse because you realize that shes just trying to do the best she can.
Are you surprised when something this standout and totally different comes your way?
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When I read this pilot, I was like, Oh, this is amazing!
And then, I stuck with it for over three years.
I had a baby and we changed networks twice.
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This, with Showtime, is the third time.
With all of the back and forth, did you wonder if this would ever actually happen?
DUNST: I knew it wasgonnahappen because the material was so good.
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I just didnt know when.
The fact that it got bought, after all of that, says a lot about this show.
It was best-case scenario.
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If we get a Season 2, though, we need more days to shoot, for sure.
It was like 48 pages in seven days.
Thats a lot of work.
Its notlikea doctor show, where youre just in the hospital, all the time.
We were all over the place.
And then, I got spray tans, every Sunday, and my nails done, all the time.
Krystal is a lot of maintenance.
What was it like to also have the braces, and were you thrilled to get rid of them?
DUNST: They just clipped in and out, pretty easily.
I would have liked to have had them longer because I loved the braces.
That was a big moment for Krystal and her transformation, when she got those off.
They were a little nauseating because just having something foreign in your mouth all the time makes you nauseous.
How was it to also get to wear the clothes, and have the hair and make-up?
DUNST: I had my girlfriend do it, who works with Sofia [Coppola] a lot.
Her name is StaceyBattat, and I had a friend on set, which was really nice for me.
What was it like to work with a small child, and to always have the baby there?
DUNST: I think it was easier, having had a child, because I knew what to do.
Its harder with kids.
You have to double-check theyre only there for a certainamountof hours, so its more constricting.
Its easy to write them out of shows, or show them less than less.
Every time I read an episode, I was like, Wheres the baby?
Wevegottaput the baby in there.
She doesnt have a nanny.
Thats why shes like, Okay, weregonnaput a daycare in the water park.
With everything going on in this show, you also work at a water park.
Whats it like to do those scenes?
DUNST: When it wasnt freezing, it was better.
I had someone off camera teach me some fun aerobics things, and then I would just do them.
TV moves so quickly.
DUNST: I dont watch any of them.
I have a kid.
I dont watch any movies.
I havent seen them.
Im sure when my little boy gets older, Ill definitely be back in that world, watchingSpider-Man.
DUNST: I know, its like we started this trend.
Well, no, there wasBatman, and those things.
There are so many, and theyre making tons of money, so they keep making them.
Its like superhero movies or kids movies are really the only thing that make any money.
Were there things you grew to appreciate about Krystal, the longer you played her?
DUNST: I just love the fact that she does not give a shit, except for her daughter.
She just doesnt have the time or the energy to care about these things that are happening.
She just has to get through it, which was fun to play.
I love that when she does decide to approach something, she really throws herself into it.
DUNST: Yeah, I think thats her beauty pageant side.
Thats her beauty pageant-ness coming out.
Thats what I always saw it as.
She was getting empowered.
By the end of the show, you see that she gets empowered by this stuff.
Shesgonnaget a little power crazy.
How challenging was it to do the performance with the marionettes?
DUNST: That was really tiring.
Thats very hard to do, by the way.
It was a quick idea, like a week before.
It wasgonnabe a snake dance, and I was just like, Im not comfortable.
I cant dance with a snake.
Theres no way a real snake is going on my shoulders.
Youvegottamake a rubber snake, or something.
I justwannamake weird television.
On Becoming a God in Central Floridaairs on Sunday nights on Showtime.
