Dakota Fanning

“My favorite actresses are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and Julie Andrews.”

“I think I was a Japanese schoolgirl in another life. That's how much I love Hello Kitty.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“That was really cool. I got to kiss a little boy. I was 7 and he was 10, and his name is Thomas Curtis. He was the first boy I've ever kissed in my entire life and he was three years older than me.”

“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.”

“My 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.”

“I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.”

“I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.”

“I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.”

“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.”

“One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.”

“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.”

“If you don't love what you are doing, it could be misery.”

“I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.”

“There is a lot of negativity that you welcome into your life when you're an actor. You bare your soul for anyone to see.”

“My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.”

“I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.”