Dakota Fanning Quotes
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I learned to read at two. I was in a Montessori school and they teach you to read really, really young.
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It's rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male or discussing a male or heartbroken by a male,or end up being happy because of a male. It's interesting to think about, and it's very true.
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Often, when you're on a movie set, you're miserable. It's cold. You're hungry. You're tired. It's still dark out. And yet, there's no place I'd rather be. It's the happiest I am, and the most calm.
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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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The hardest thing is at the end you have to say bye to all these people who you have worked with for so many months. It was really sad not to see them anymore. But you have the parties that you go to and you get to see them, like the premieres and the screenings.
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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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Being a known person is pretty much all I've known. I don't remember much of a time when people didn't know who I was.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth.
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It's something that's always been there for me, that I have huge blue eyes - it's been something that people have always talked about.
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One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.
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I think that we have two things going on in the world right now. We have one sort of vibe that's love who you are, be yourself, love your flaws, embrace your body, embrace your inner beauty, all of that. And then we have another very looks-based thing happening at the same time, you know?
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I definitely think independent film is very exciting, and you get to sometimes take bigger risks. So that's always a challenge and something that I look forward to.
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I don't know whether it's audiences or filmmakers who want characters to be likable today, but I don't think actors are afraid of their characters being unlikable.
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My favorite actresses are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and Julie Andrews.
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I always talk about my characters like they're real people.
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When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.
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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.
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If I see a movie on TV that I'm in, I usually will watch it for that reason: It's like I'm watching another person.
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I never skimp on TV. I watch an embarrassing amount of TV shows. I don't even know how I do it.
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I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.
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I know how to hit a mark without looking. I instinctively know where my eye line should be. That's all 100%. But your character and the story are always different, so the emotional part is not muscle memory. You're still surprised by stuff and get the adrenaline.