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.

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.

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

People like to examine the things that frighten them, to look at them and give them names, so saints look for god, and scientists look for evidence. They're both just trying to take away from the mystery, to take away from the fear.

Don't touch your brows. I've never done anything to my eyebrows.

I think that we have two things going on in the world right now. We have one sort of vibe that's love who you are, be yourself, love your flaws, embrace your body, embrace your inner beauty, all of that. And then we have another very looks-based thing happening at the same time, you know?

I really enjoy what I'm doing. I think you have to have a good time and not look too far back or too far ahead.