Former child actress Kirsten Dunst says she wouldn't encourage her children to pursue a showbiz career.

The 32-year-old actress, who is dating her `On The Road" co-star Garrett Hedlund, struggles with the idea of her future kids wanting to pursue acting, reports contactmusic.com.

`I would obviously like them to be happy and if being actors makes them happy, great, I wouldn't stop them. But I wouldn't push them into it. Especially as young kids. Even though it worked out for me, it's still very hard,` Dunst was quoted as saying.

`I also wouldn't want to bring my kid up in Los Angeles. If I hadn't grown up there, I think I would hate that city. I'm filming in New Orleans at the moment and it reminded me how lovely it is to walk around without being followed by a gang of paparazzi,` she added.

Meanwhile, Dunst, who got her big movie break aged 11 in `Interview with the Vampire`, is grateful to director Sofia Coppola for casting her in 2000's `The Virgin Suicides`, marking her transition into adult roles.