In New York, you walk everywhere, so you're amongst people all of the time, and everybody is in a hurry and going somewhere or has something on their minds. And in L.A., it's still much more of a laid-back life, at least in my experience. Dakota Fanning backexperiencehurry share on social
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. Dakota Fanning bigchallengeexcit Change image and share on social
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. Dakota Fanning actblanketchildbirth Change image and share on social
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. Dakota Fanning actorafraidaudience Change image and share on social
I'm kind of a self-aware and confident person. Dakota Fanning awareconfidentkind Change image and share on social
I think sometimes people can get lost in the bigger special effects, science fiction, robot stuff, and those are cool and fun to watch, too, but I think it's so important to sometimes step back and watch something that's about life and human interaction. Dakota Fanning backbigcool share on social
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. Dakota Fanning anymorebyeend share on social
I learned to read at two. I was in a Montessori school and they teach you to read really, really young. Dakota Fanning learnmontessoriread Change image and share on social
There's a history where, when women get to a certain age in this industry, the roles become strictly the mother, the wife, or the older single woman. There should be more of a variety because there are so many different paths that humans take, and they should be given a platform to be seen. Dakota Fanning agehistoryhuman share on social
It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too. Dakota Fanning actorchallengecool share on social