Quotes from Dakota Fanning


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One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.


I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.


My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.


The hardest thing is at the end you have to say bye to all these people who you have worked with for so many months. It was really sad not to see them anymore. But you have the parties that you go to and you get to see them, like the premieres and the screenings.


I have a weird vision of relationships because my parents have known each other since second grade, and they got married right out of college.


I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.


I played the young Reese Witherspoon in 'Sweet Home Alabama' when I was 7, and the boy who played the young Josh Lucas was 10.


My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.


My favorite actresses are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and Julie Andrews.


I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth.


I've been very lucky enough to do all kinds of movies. All the movies that I've done have been very different, and all the characters I've done have been very different. I feel very lucky to have been able to do the movies that I've done.


That was really cool. I got to kiss a little boy. I was 7 and he was 10, and his name is Thomas Curtis. He was the first boy I've ever kissed in my entire life and he was three years older than me.


I always talk about my characters like they're real people.


I learned to read at two. I was in a Montessori school and they teach you to read really, really young.


I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.


I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.


I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.


I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.


In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would want to laugh, but you are not allowed to do that during the take.


I think I was a Japanese schoolgirl in another life. That's how much I love Hello Kitty.