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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.

Dakota Fanning

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

Hello Kitty Thinking
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.
DAKOTA FANNING

Advice Committed Hundred
My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it’s Hannah Dakota Fanning.
DAKOTA FANNING

Dad Mom Names
With all of the characters I’ve played, I feel like I’ve tried to communicate through my eyes and face, as much or more than with words. That’s something that I like to watch in films, and something that I like to bring to the characters that I play.
DAKOTA FANNING

Character Eye Play
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.
DAKOTA FANNING

Grandparent Player Tennis
Every day, we communicate more with our energy, body language, face and eyes. That really is what communication is, and not so much words. And it’s rare that you get to explore that in a film.
DAKOTA FANNING

Communication Energy Eye
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.
DAKOTA FANNING

Proud Special Tribes
I’ve been a ballerina since I was two, but I’ve always wanted to be an actress.
DAKOTA FANNING

Actresses Ballerina Two
It can be easy to get caught up in craziness or insecurity.
DAKOTA FANNING

Craziness Easy Insecurity
There’s just something you can relate to immediately, even without knowing a woman. It’s an inherent thing, an inherent connection. I’m really appreciating it and valuing that.
DAKOTA FANNING

Appreciating Connection Knowing
My friends are the friends I’ve had forever, that’s kept me very sane.
DAKOTA FANNING

Forever Friends Sane
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.
DAKOTA FANNING

Character Opposites Play
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.
DAKOTA FANNING

Believe Fire Men
I feel very lucky to have been able to travel and see different parts of the world.
DAKOTA FANNING

Different Lucky World
I’ve been able to go so many places. I had the opportunity to go to Hong Kong when I was thirteen years old which is crazy. I lived there for three months. It was amazing. I couldn’t ask for a more enriched life so far.
DAKOTA FANNING

Crazy Opportunity Years
I’m always able to find light moments on any set, no matter what. Just because a scene is heavy doesn’t mean that you have to be heavy, all day long. I was working with people who had a sense of humor and wanted to have those light moments with me.
DAKOTA FANNING

Light Long Mean

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.

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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.

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