Dakota Fanning

“Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.”

“I'm kind of a self-aware and confident person.”

“I learned to read at two. I was in a Montessori school and they teach you to read really, really young.”

“When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.”

“As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.”

“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.”

“I never skimp on TV. I watch an embarrassing amount of TV shows. I don't even know how I do it.”

“I've been very lucky enough to do all kinds of movies. All the movies that I've done have been very different, and all the characters I've done have been very different. I feel very lucky to have been able to do the movies that I've done.”

“When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.”

“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.”

“Someone once said about me that I talk to everyone the same, no matter what age they are. I don't see kids and adults. I see everyone the same.”

“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.”

“Everyone in New York is very self-involved. They're focused on themselves. Like, walking down the street, people are just in their own zone.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.”

“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.”

“It's just such an honor to say that I was in something by Steven Spielberg. I feel so blessed I got to meet such great people, and I got to go to a beautiful place, Vancouver, and I had a great time.”

“I was raised by very traditional Southern parents with Southern manners. You don't air your dirty laundry to people that aren't your family or your friends. Why would I ever want to portray myself as anything other than together?”