Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning is an American actress and model. At age seven, her performance in the 2001 film I Am Sam earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight in 2002, making her the youngest nominee in history. As a child actress, she went on to appear in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worldsand Charlotte's Web...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth23 February 1994
CityConyers, GA
CountryUnited States of America
When you're acting you put so much of yourself into working. As much fun as it is, it's still hard work and it's still a challenge.
Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't think of it as work. It's really fun for me.
It's cool that people enjoy my work. That's fun for me that people, like going to my movies and enjoy all the hard work that everyone put into it. I think that's the biggest reward, to know that everyone enjoyed the movies with me.
Even making dark movies ? when the scenes are over, I'm done. I don't stay in character or take it home. I go in and out of character and then have fun on the set.
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.
That's my favorite scene, because we were all together, ... Those are my favorite scenes, when we're all there having a good time, and it was a scene that we could really have fun with and be really mean and do different things. I think it's cool to do movies and do things that you wouldn't be able to do in real life, and that's a thing I wouldn't get to do in life, so that's what makes it fun.
I want to do acting forever. It's so much fun that I don't think of it as work. It's something I really love to do.
My grandmother was German. She didn't teach any of her children German. She really wanted them to be American. And now, she's since passed away, I get so frustrated sometimes. I'm like, "Oh, Oma, why didn't you teach your kids German?" My dad would have spoken German to me from birth, and I would have spoken German.
Because I'm a pale person, I take care of my skin religiously.
I'm the girl that's on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded.
My weird thing is, I only tan my legs. My whole body's covered in the shade, and I tan my legs.
I just don't skimp on TV. Even if I'm exhausted and so tired and it's 12 A.M. and a Sunday night, I'll still watch Game of Thrones. I will stay up, and I will watch it. I totally screw my sleep schedule up.
I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
You have to be totally one hundred per cent committed to act. I do value everyone else's advice, but ultimately I have to listen to myself.