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
We really didn't talk about it. We did all kinds of things together, but we didn't talk about acting or career advice. We just became best friends.
To work with Robert De Niro was like a dream come true. He' s such a nice person to be around, and I learned something from him everyday.
When I was in, like, 'I Am Sam,' I was, like, 'I get money? Whatever.'
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.
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.
I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
Doing the movies and meeting the people, and I like the stories of the movies. I like names a lot, too. When I do an audition, there is a script and it has a first page that has the names of all the characters. I'm like, “Let me see that real quick, I wanna see what my name is gonna be.
I don't really date. 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've always thought that's what it's supposed to be like, and if it's not, then I don't want to waste my time on it. Even when I was 14, I was like, 'I'm not gonna marry this person. What's the point of doing it?' It's not me being naive. I just know what it's supposed to be like, and I think until I feel that, I cannot be bothered.
I think that when you’re in the public eye, you automatically become a role model, because people are reading about you and looking at pictures of stuff you’ve done. But, you know, no one’s perfect, everyone makes mistakes. I have made mistakes and I will make mistakes. I’m only human.
I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.
My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
The gunshot holds no fear!
One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.
ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.