Dakota Fanning, unlike many child stars, successfully transitioned into adult stardom.
Nevertheless, Fanning has broken the mold, having grown up beautifully and gracefully into a full-fledged actor.
The star is known for her many roles, fromI Am SamtoTheTwilight Saga.
Though she’s been working for most of her life, that doesn’t mean it’s gotten old.
Just hearing the word “no” can send atoddlerinto a tantrum.
“I had short hair and was different looking,” she explained.
And my mum would say, ‘You’re probably right.'"
In the years since, Fanning’s ability to brush off rejection has probably come in handy.
As Fanning’sIMDbpage proves, the actress really hasn’t slowed down since she started acting.
Fanning’s first credited role was on the medical dramaERin 2000.
In an interview withThe Guardian,Fanning explained that acting truly comes naturally to her.
“I know how to hit a mark without looking,” she admitted.
“I instinctively know where my eye line should be.
That’s all 100%.”
You’re still surprised by stuff and get the adrenaline."
In the film, Fanning played a young girl with a very rigid view of the world.
“I always think, ‘Oh, when I’m 18, he’ll probably stop.
Oh, 21, he’ll stop.
But every year [he sends them].
It’s really kind.”
As Fanning explained toInterviewmagazine,the director of the movie put into motion an exercise in discrimination.
We got into this whole argument.
It was really eye-opening."
“It’s so muchfun,” Fanning said of cheerleading when speaking withInterviewback in 2008.
Fanning also explained that being a part of the cheerleading squad helped her connect to other people.
“I made some really good friends,” she said.
“Now that I’m in 10th grade, it’s like I’ve been there my whole life.
It’s so normal.”
And hey, if she wanted to play a cheerleader in a movie, she has plenty of experience.
Fanning joined the cast forNew Moonand played a member of the vampire Volturi family, Jane.
“And this is a character that really takes pleasure in causing people pain.
And that’s kind of a fascinating character to get to play.
So that was definitely one of the reasons that I wanted to do it.”
But, that didn’t happen.
Ever the true professional, Fanning didn’t really go through a “breakdown” phase.
“I have all these weird little isolated lives on film sets,” she said.
No one will know what my little life was like."
Dakota Fanning lives for her work
There are definitely a lot of perks to being an actor.
The star works so hard because she genuinely enjoys it.
“It made me happy.
I think that I still approach what I do with a very childlike spirit.
That hasn’t changed.”
Fanning added that even though acting comes with many advantages, that’s not why she does it.
“I don’t do what I do for any of the otherstuffthat comes with being an actor.
I really do it for the experience of making work and actually being on set.
That’s what I live for.
That’s where I’ve always felt most myself.”
“I think people finding their voices and standing up to injustice is exciting.
It’s totally time for the conversation to take place,” she revealed.
When Fanning spoke toEntertainment Tonight,she explained that she really appreciates getting to work with other talented women.
“It’s so exciting to be a part of female-driven projects,” she said.
“I love being around other cool ladies.
), but she’s not exactlytryingto be a goody-two-shoes; she’s just plaingood.
But you should know Dakota Fanning doesn’t feel that way.
When people heard Fanning was slated to play the orphan, there was some backlash as Fanning is white.
Instead of ignoring the controversy or getting defensive, Fanning calmly responded.
“Just to clarify,” she began in an Instagram story (viaUs Weekly).
I play a British woman abandoned by her parents at seven years old in Africa and raised Muslim.”
