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
I think it's just when you're playing the character, just kind of into your character, you're kind of thinking and feeling what she's thinking and feeling at the time, ... So if she's doing that, you're doing that.
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.
Sometimes I am kind of the opposite of my character. But that's the thing about acting, you get to play people who are not like you at all.
I always talk about my characters like they're real people.
I love the feeling I get when I'm on a set; I love reading the scripts, playing the characters, getting to be someone else.
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.
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.
Kurt says it's an adult family movie, that's what he calls it, ... He says that adults will really enjoy it and kids will really enjoy it at the same time and that all ages can see it, and I think all ages will get a different message from it, and I'm really proud of it.
I think every little girl wants a pony, ... So, it's exciting. For me, if I didn't have a horse, I'd want to go and see another little girl who had a horse.
I would love to have a career like the one she's had, from child actress to just actress. And she directs. And everybody knows how smart she is.
You just forget it's there, ... Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story.
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.
We became a vegetarian. But that didn't last very long, because, um, I don't like vegetables. Or salad, nothing like that!
When I was in, like, 'I Am Sam,' I was, like, 'I get money? Whatever.'