Elle Fanning Quotes

I've been fortunate to get involved with 'Short Term 12.' I was just a young teenager on the Internet, clicking on anything that had the word 'actor' in it. One day, someone called me in for a movie audition.

I had so much fun filming 'Starstruck.' It was an amazing experience, and I bonded right away with Sterling Knight, so we had loads of fun together!

Intimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around.

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

'Ready Player One' is an actor's dream, so - I mean, to work with Spielberg is - everything.

I ran into my old friend Michael Kenneth Williams, who I worked with on a show called 'The Philanthropist' for NBC. He was going to be doing this show called 'Hap and Leonard.' He was playing Leonard, and they were looking for somebody to play Hap.

Waiting is always a part of people involved in the film industry. Be it on the floor, in the make-up room or at home. All my life I have waited for a good role.

Madhuri should do more films. She should do a film with me where she is romancing me.

I was shooting for 'Maaya' when I got a call from John Abraham's office. They told me about the film and asked if I could audition. But since I was shooting, I recorded my audition and sent them the tapes. The next thing I know, I was on board.

The moment when I was informed about sharing screen space with Irrfan Khan, it was the most thrilling moment for me.

When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.

After 'Dexter' and 'La Lupe', I would love to return to theater. I'm just ready for more.

'Cheers' was great. They paired me up with Shelley Long on this tiny bar set for the final audition. That was my first really big one, and we just clicked instantly - I still think I got the part because of Shelley.

I would love to do a Broadway play. I would love to do big screen also, motion picture.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.

I did 'Lonely Hearts' with John Travolta and James Gandolfini. Talk about getting over your fears. These guys were amazing! Also, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is one of my favorites. We've made 3 films together. He is such a generous, giving actor.

When they're good, I like working with new actors.

I liked a lot of the scenes I did with Ryan Phillippe.

I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

There are lots of people I'd like to work with. It would be fun to be in a movie with Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.

Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess.

When we moved to L.A., I started going out for more commercials, and then one day they emailed me a movie script. The first thing I said was, 'No way. I love commercials.'

One of things I'd love to do one day is a Shakespeare with Trevor Nunn. I've done musicals with him, but never Shakespeare. There's no one better.

When I got cast in 'Rocky IV,' I had never seen a film camera before. And here I was in this boxing movie.