My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it’s Hannah Dakota Fanning.
DAKOTA FANNINGMy mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain.
More Dakota Fanning Quotes
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It’s what I love about what I do and the life that I’m able to have and be able to just be so normal one day and be here the next…I feel so lucky to be able to do what I do.
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It’s hard to remember when you look at a magazine or when you look at pictures of people, and you forget that those people are people like you. They have flaws and insecurities. That’s so easy to forget, even for me, as somebody who’s sometimes in those magazines.
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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.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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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.
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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.
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My job is all about getting inside another person’s mind and thoughts.
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I think I was a Japanese schoolgirl in another life. That’s how much I love Hello Kitty.
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I’ve been a ballerina since I was two, but I’ve always wanted to be an actress.
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My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that’s why I’ve been seen as mature.
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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.
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The gunshot holds no fear!
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I feel very lucky to have been able to travel and see different parts of the world.
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I’m the girl that’s on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded.
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It can be easy to get caught up in craziness or insecurity.
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