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.

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.

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

My job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.

I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.

I don't really date. 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've always thought that's what it's supposed to be like, and if it's not, then I don't want to waste my time on it. Even when I was 14, I was like, 'I'm not gonna marry this person. What's the point of doing it?' It's not me being naive. I just know what it's supposed to be like, and I think until I feel that, I cannot be bothered.

There's just something you can relate to immediately, even without knowing a woman. It's an inherent thing, an inherent connection. I'm really appreciating it and valuing that.