“[At 11, Fanning has been a professional actress for more than five years. She says that her mom first recognized her talent and took her out to Hollywood.] In Georgia where I'm from, I used to play around the house, pretending to be different things. My mom saw that and took me to this playhouse where you stage a play and you play at the end of the week? ... Then I got two commercials in two weeks, so I went to California for pilot season and we never looked back.”
Dakota Fanning
“Local businesses are under attack by an in invading army of franchisees. the mom & pops are a dying breed”
Kenneth waters Jr
“All franchises are un AMERICAN they are a dictatorship that make it almost impossible for pride of ownership and customer serves to survive”
“You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived.You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,or you can be full of the love you shared.You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.You can remember her only that she is gone,or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back.Or you can do what she'd want:smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”
David Harkins
“My mom was a ventriloquist and she always was throwing her voice. For ten years I thought the dog was telling me to kill my father.”
Wendy Liebman
“She had a ball. Before she was limited by her mom saying, 'This one's going to work and this one isn't.' So, it's like (Katie) went shopping, and she gets to pick the different fabric for the garments.”
Carol Beard
“I've known her for about five years. I always heard her talk about her brother, sister and mom, but I thought they didn't exist. There was no info on them while she stayed here, so I thought she was just making them up.”
Christine Martin
