I Do Feel Very American.

My Dad Named Me Dakota And My Mom Came Up With My First Name Hannah. So It's Hannah Dakota Fanning.

I'm Always Able To Find Light Moments On Any Set, No Matter What. Just Because A Scene Is Heavy Doesn't Mean That You Have To Be Heavy, All Day Long. I Was Working With People Who Had A Sense Of Humor And Wanted To Have Those Light Moments With Me.

My Grandmother Was German. She Didn't Teach Any Of Her Children German. She Really Wanted Them To Be American. And Now, She's Since Passed Away, I Get So Frustrated Sometimes. I'm Like, "oh, Oma, Why Didn't You Teach Your Kids German?" My Dad Would Have Spoken German To Me From Birth, And I Would Have Spoken German.

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 Always Talk About My Characters Like They're Real People.