WAR OF THE WORLDS Dakota Fanning - Generic Interview 4 Previous Q: Did Mom work? A: She looked after the kids. She never worked. Q: Where do you think your love of acting came from? A: You know when I was little I would dress up and pretend to be different things and my Mom saw that and she took me to this playhouse where you study for the play and do the play at the end of the week and then the head of the playhouse said to my Mom that we should go to an agency. And then the head of that agency said to my Mom that she should take me to California. So my Mom and I went and I got some commercials and I got some TV shows and it all kind of led to I Am Sam and we've never left (laughs) Q: What commercials did you do? A: Well, my first commercial was a Tide commercial, you know the detergent. And then I did a Georgia lottery commercial with Ray Charles. He was so nice. I was so sad when he passed away. I had such a great time with him, it was just me and him in this huge ballroom and he was singing and playing the piano, singing Georgia On My Mind and he was so great, I'll never forget it. It was amazing. Q: Can you remember any other commercials? A: I can remember one for a computer. I did a commercial for Stop and Shop, a convenience store, and I was part of a pit crew, I had to change the tyre and fix a car. That was funny. Oh wait, that was not Stop and Shop, that one I was making a sandwich. The pit crew one was for Autoworks. Q: You did some television like Malcolm in the Middle.. A: Yes, I did one episode and I was biting Rees, Malcolm's older brother. I bit his leg and his arm and I really bit him. He wanted me to really bite him, so I did. Q: You've worked with some very famous leading men, like Sean Penn, Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise. Do you have a favourite? A: Oh I could never pick a favourite. They all mean too much to me. I'll never forget all the memories we've shared. Q: Is it true you might be doing Alice in Wonderland? A: Maybe in a couple of years, but I can't really think about that right now. Q: You've got three weeks left on Charlotte's Web. Are you looking forward to going back home? A: I am. Melbourne's great but I am looking forward to going home. Q: Have you got pets? A: Yes, I've got a horse called Goldie, a Palomino, who is five. I ride every weekend. But when I go home I'll try and ride him him every day. Q: Which are your favourite Steven Spielberg movies? A: I love ET and my other big favourite is The Colour Purple. I'd like to see Close Encounters. Q: What was Tom like to work with? A: Well, both Steven and Tom were kind of like father figures for me on set, very supportive. Steven would kind of explain the scenes first, especially the ones that the aliens were involved in, he would really talk us through them. I hope I can see the film soon. I'm going back to California and then I guess we'll start the press stuff so I'll see it then. Q: Do you ever get nervous? A: No, you know I don't I'm always just really excited. Q: It's obviously important that you have Mom with you… A: Oh yeah. I'm with her all the time. The most that I've never seen her was three days. She had to go back to Georgia for three days once, a long time ago, and that's the only time I've been separated from her. She's a great Mom. I have the best little sister too. She's the perfect little sister.		Home Interviews Antoine Fuqua Interview King Arthur Interview Arv Grewal Interview Asia Argento Interview Behind the Scenes of "War of the Worlds" Bernie Goldmann Interview Clive Owen Interview Dakota Fanning Interview Dennis Hopper Interview George A Romero Interview Greg Nicotero Interview The Hulk Press Conference Ang Lee Press Conference Ioan Gruffudd Interview John Leguizamo Interview Kathleen Kennedy Interview Keira Knightley Interview