Dakota Fanning Quotes
Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
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There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.
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When you a darker brunette and have pale skin like I do, it can wash you out a bit, so learning to contour is really helpful. I think you can be a bit more bold with eye makeup to define your eyes, and the same with lip colors - you can go for dark wine colors, which I love.
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.
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I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.
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I have an abundance of enthusiasm; however, it would be foolish to think I can predict a future that doesn't exist.
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I feel like I'm a natural-born playwright, but the prose thing has always mystified me. How to keep it going? How do people do it, for years and years?
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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To be honest, I don't even exactly know how to set up a Google alert. My brother has me on Google alert. So do my parents. But I'm not even sure how it works.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I don't think I was really addicted. I used it as a party tool.
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But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.
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Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.
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And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
