Dakota Fanning Evil Character In Her New Movie: Dakota Fanning loves playing an evil character in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’. The 16-year-old actress – who portrays cruel vampire Jane in the blood-sucking movie franchise – admits she liked being able to transport herself into a nasty character. She said: “She definitely takes pleasure in using her power which is inflicting pain on others, which is not a normal thing! So yeah it was cool to get to transform myself into more of an evil character which I haven’t done before.”The teen star also confesses acting is the only career for her, although she would like to continue with her education alongside film commitments.

She said: “I do want to go to college, I want to be able to act and go to college at the same time. But it is absolutely what I want to do with the rest of my life. I can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s what I love. Discussing her dream collaborations, Dakota claims Jodie Foster is a big inspiration for her due to her career longevity. She told website NY1: “I’ve always wanted to work with Jodie Foster, I really admire because just because she’s started young and she’s continued and it’s just something I want to do. I want to constantly challenge myself. I hope by the end of my life I’ve been able to do all genres.

Dakota Fanning Relaxed Kiss Of Kristen: Dakota Fanning found kissing Kristen Stewart "comfortable". The 16-year-old actress locks lips with the 'Twilight Saga' star in their new movie 'The Runaways' - in which they play rockers Cherie Currie and Joan Jett respectively - and despite it being her first female kiss, the teenager insists there was nothing awkward about the scene.

She said: "Was it awkward? When you feel comfortable around someone and you have no defences up, that's when you're going to be the best. I feel very comfortable with Kristen."

The 'Nine Lives' actress - who shot to fame aged just seven in 'I Am Sam' - also insisted she was comfortable with her strict Christian parents seeing the movie, despite its adult nature, because she had been so desperate to take on a role that reflected the fact she is growing up.

She explained: "I wanted to do a different kind of movie because I am getting older and my parents had no doubts about the project whatsoever. "I think everyone was comfortable because it's a true story.

"My mom was there on set the whole time. My dad saw it at the Sundance festival and I wasn't really nervous because I've been doing this since I was six, so he's used to seeing me in different situations. "He says that when he watched it he didn't even think it was me because I look so different and Cherie is not who I am in real life."

Dakota Fanning Start Cancer Campaying: Twilight actress Dakota Fanning is starring in a new Stand Up To Cancer public service announcement. The 16 year old, who plays evil Volturi member Jane in the vampire movie series, said in the advert that the cause is close to her heart. She said: 'Pretty much everyone is affected in some way by cancer, whether it's yourself or a loved one or a friend. I myself have lost both of my dad's parents to cancer.

'My grandmother passed away when I was four, so it's something I've been affected by for pretty much as long as I can remember.'A Stand Up To Cancer fundraising event will take place on September 10.

Dakota Fanning: Handsome & Marvelous: Keeping up on her physical well-being,  Dakota Fanning was spotted leaving the gym after working out for an hour in Los Angeles, CA. The "Coraline" cutie looked ever-so-adorable in a black tank top and purple stretch pants with a personalized gold necklace as she hopped into her ride before speeding away from awaiting paparazzi.

On the career end of things, Miss Fanning is keeping a clear schedule aside from her upcoming "Breaking Dawn" filming duties. Playing Jane in the hit "Twilight Saga", production is slated to begin later this year with a release date for "Breaking Dawn: Part I" set for November 18, 2011.

Dakota Fanning PhotoShoot For Vogue's Magzine:  With Autumn right around the corner, the September issue of any fashion magazine is always the most important of the year; ask Anna Wintour if you don't believe us! So when Vogue have to make the all-important decision of who to feature in their September spreads, we imagine it can turn into a debate that spans over several urgent meetings.

Well, this year it looks like they've solved the problem of finding the perfect person, by instead just casting LOADS of huge stars.

Their US September issue includes the likes of Usher, Christina Ricci, Pharrell Williams, Hayden Christensen, La Roux, Naomi Campbell, Rachel Weisz, and more... But most importantly, they have our number one girl, Dakota Fanning, who looks beautiful in a dusky pink lace dress.The piece is for 'Fashion's Night Out', and the posing took place in New York City. Dakota said of the piece: "I think what draws people to New York, is just the vibe of the city. The lights, the store windows and the people. When you apply that to fashion, it’s just the most amazing, incredible clothes that you see walking down the street."We do love a bit of New York style ourselves! Watch this behind-the-scenes video for this glitzy shoot below...

Fans will likely cheer after eyeing Dakota Fanning's platinum blonde hairstyle in first-time director Floria Sigismondi's movie, "The Runaways" which was released on DVD last weekend. The cause for the 16-year-old's startling new strands? Fanning stars as sexy, rock femme Cherie Currie, alongside Kristen Stewart who plays Joan Jett, from the all-girl 80s rock band, The Runaways—famous for hits like, Cherry Bomb.

Former child star Fanning adopts the look of her fishnet and corset-ed rocker chic like, er, child's play. The star's breakout, punk-rock hairdo is a far departure from her ingénue days in "Charlotte’s Web" and "The Cat in the Hat."

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Dakota Fanning Spends Her Summer in Style  : Dakota Fanning carried her Alexander Wang bag yesterday as she left a gym in LA — if you're in the market for a chic carryall, make sure to play our new game, PopSugar's Retail Therapy, and enter to win a hot Balenciaga purse!

The actress made her workout more fun by going with Vanessa Hudgens, who was spotted leaving the exercise center shortly after Dakota. Vanessa was soon off to celebrate Zac Efron's Details cover, though Dakota kept things low-key.

With the star power of folks like Dakota Fanning, Zac Efron, Kristen Bell and Vanessa Hudgens fighting against cancer, that disease doesn't have a chance. Efron, Bell, Hudgens and Fanning lent their voices to Stand Up to Cancer's new "Change the Odds" public service announcement, which focuses on the unfortunately high odds of being diagnosed with cancer.

The video, co-directed by (500) Days of Summer's Marc Webb and music video helmsman Rich Lee, also highlights Stand Up to Cancer's upcoming fundraiser for cancer research, set to air on multiple networks September 10 at 8 PM/7 PM central.

Dakota Fanning had an epiphany. Acting is the only thing she knows how to do. Dakota feels like if she wasn't an actress she'd probably be a lost child somewhere doing God know what. The teen actress reveals “I’ve realized that I don’t know how to do anything else,” she said.

“Acting is the only thing I feel most myself.” The star of movies like Twilight  and The Runaways also stated that she is “really nervous” about learning how to drive.“I have my permit to drive but I am only just starting out driving,” Dakota Fanning said. “I’m really nervous about it. I can drive along the flats now but not busy roads or the freeway. I have a long way to go before I’m brave enough for that.”

she didn’t make it as a successful movie star — because she doesn’t know how to do “anything else” other than act. The starlet says she feels her most comfortable when she’s on screen.

“I’ve realized that I don’t know how to do anything else,” she said. “Acting is the only thing I feel most myself.”

Dakota also admitted she’s “really nervous” about learning how to drive. “I have my permit to drive but I am only just starting out driving,” she said. “I’m really nervous about it.

I can drive along the flats now but not busy roads or the freeway. I have a long way to go before I’m brave enough for that.”