I'm A Normal Kid, Really. I Just

I Get A Lot Of Butterflies At Auditions Because I Get So Scared. It's Scary Because You've Never Met The People Before. You Have To Meet Them, And You Have To Hurry Up And Get To Know Them In Five Seconds. And Then, You Have To Spill Your Emotions Out To These Strangers. It's Funny.

After 'somewhere' Came Out, People Started To Recognize Me More. Whenever I Was Walking Down The Street, They'd Be Like, 'oh, Wow - Are You Elle Fanning?' Before 'somewhere,' They Asked Me If I Was Dakota Fanning, Because We Looked Alike, And I'd Say, 'no, I'm Her Younger Sister.

The First Time We Did It [voice-over], I Was Trying To Use My Face And My Eyes More So And Really Portray That Emotion, And That Didn't Matter. I Realized You Have To Bring That Emotion Into The Way You Sound, And All Those Different Layers Have To Be In Your Voice Instead Of The Way You Are Wrinkling Your Eyebrows Or Whatever. I Had To Learn How To Do That.

I Like Jodie Foster And Then Meryl Streep. They're Just, Like, The Greatest Ever.

I Can't Really Remember My Life Without Movies... [growing Up In Hollywood] Is No Different Really. I Make Movies The Same Way Other Kids Play Tennis Or Go To Piano Lessons. I'm Trying To Get Better At What I Want To Do, Just Like Other Kids Are Trying To Get Better At What They Want To Do.