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

Dear God, I do not ask for health or wealth. People ask you so often that you can't have any left. Give me, God, what else you have. Give me what no-one else asks for. Amen.

It can be easy to get caught up in craziness or insecurity.

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.

My friends are the friends I've had forever, that's kept me very sane.

When you're acting you put so much of yourself into working. As much fun as it is, it's still hard work and it's still a challenge.

With all of the characters I've played, I feel like I've tried to communicate through my eyes and face, as much or more than with words. That's something that I like to watch in films, and something that I like to bring to the characters that I play.