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.

You have to be totally one hundred per cent committed to act. I do value everyone else's advice, but ultimately I have to listen to myself.

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.

My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.

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.

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

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.