My grandmother was German. She didn't teach any of her children German. She really wanted them to be American. And now, she's since passed away, I get so frustrated sometimes. I'm like, "Oh, Oma, why didn't you teach your kids German?" My dad would have spoken German to me from birth, and I would have spoken German.
Dakota FanningActing 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.
Dakota FanningSometimes I am kind of the opposite of my character. But that's the thing about acting, you get to play people who are not like you at all.
Dakota FanningI'm the girl that's on the beach with a hat on, under an umbrella. Like, very shaded.
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