I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.

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

I always talk about my characters like they're real people.

When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.

I'm grateful to have been acting for as long as I have because I have so many experiences and memories, and I've gotten to learn from some of the greatest actors, directors, writers and cinematographers. I feel like my career has been a privilege. I can't imagine my life without it.

You know in cartoons, the way someone can run off a cliff and they're fine, they don't fall down until they look down? My mom always said that was the secret of life. Never look down. But it's more than that. It's not just about looking. It's about never realizing that you're in the middle of the air and you don't know how to fly.

I can only live my life in this way. I don't think I would be living it a different way if I wasn't acting.