Are you still taking ballet?
Yes, five days a week. That’s something I always try to keep on my
schedule. I would love to do a musical! Dakota did The Runaways, so she
got to sing in that one.
Do you watch Dancing With the Stars? That’s my guilty pleasure.
Sometimes. We watch a lot of reality TV. My sister and I record Big
Brother. We’re obsessed! And we love old game shows like Password and
the original Family Feud. Also, me and my sister watch Criminal Minds.
We record every episode, and we watch it every single night.
Why?
My sister likes psychology, and they really get into the mind of the
killers.
Maybe you should do a guest spot.
I’ve been on Criminal Minds twice! On the first show, a boy brought kids
out to the woods and was beating them with a baseball bat, but I got
away. Then they brought Tracy, my character, back—as a kidnapped girl.
They saved me two times! Tracy lived!
I know it was your dream to go to Paris, and you were invited to the
Chanel couture show in July. Did Paris live up to your expectations?
Oh, yes! When I found out that I was invited to the Chanel show—that was
the loudest I’ve ever screamed in my life. That was the best day of my
life. It was my first fashion show, and I know every model by name. I go
on Style.com and look at all the shows. It was just the best experience
ever! And, of course, we did some sightseeing. We went to the Eiffel
Tower at night. It was sparkling.
So, are you happiest when you are working or in Paris?
I would be the happiest you would ever see me if I got to film a movie
in Paris. That would be everything!
Dakota Fanning
Lynn Hirschberg: Dakota, you just moved to New York from Los Angeles to attend NYU. Why
did you decide to go to college?
Dakota Fanning: For the same reasons I wanted to go to a high school: You hear people
say, “Oh, when I was in high school” or “When I was in college.” That
defines a lot of who people are, and I didn’t want to miss out on that.
Are you living on your own, or do you have roommates?
No roommates. Because I’m only 17, my mom is staying with me in my
apartment for a little bit. She’s teaching me how to wash clothes and
such. But I’m so excited to be on my own. In my house in L.A., we all
feel that everything is everybody’s, and so doors are never really
closed. My sister and I share a bathroom, and when you have a sibling,
nothing is actually your own. I’ve never really had anything or any
place that was just mine.
