Dakota Fanning says it took her a while to master the roads.
The War of the Worlds alum, 30, revealed during her interview her with Ripley’s co-star Andrew Scott, who learned to drive relatively recently.
As he asked the 47-year-old Irish actor who hadn’t yet learned to drive, she chimed in: “I only learned to drive for four years.”
Surprised, Andrew quickly joked, “That makes me feel better.”
“I know a little bit how to drive,” he added. “But I live in central London and that’s my carbon footprint.”
Dakota Fanning says it took her a while to master the roads in new interview with Elle
The War of the Worlds alum, 30, revealed during her Elle interview with her Ripley co-star Andrew Scott that she learned to drive relatively recently.
Fanning and Scott’s new Netflix limited series, Ripley, debuted on Friday.
The drama follows the exploits of con man Tom Ripley (played by Scott), with Fanning taking on the role of Marge Sherwood, the girlfriend of Ripley’s friend Dickie Greenleaf (played by Johnny Flynn).
This adaptation is based on the acclaimed Tom Ripley novels by Patricia Highsmith, which were previously brought to the screen in the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
Gwyneth’s portrayal of Marge led to comparisons to Dakota’s portrayal of the character.
However, Dakota confessed that she in no way tried to copy Gwyneth’s performance while preparing for the role.
Speaking in an interview with British Vogueexplained how different the two adaptations are and admitted that she didn’t find the film useful for her portrayal of Marge.
“I revisit the movie because I love it, but I didn’t find it useful in terms of playing Marge or getting into this world because the vibe of it is completely separate,” Dakota explained.
He added: ‘Marge also has ulterior motives. She’s also somewhat taking advantage of this situation she finds herself in for her own benefit.’
As he asked the 47-year-old Irish actor who had yet to learn to drive, she interjected: “I only learned to drive for four years”; Fanning in War of the Worlds 2005
Ripley follows the exploits of con man Tom Ripley (played by Scott), with Fanning taking on the role of Marge Sherwood, the girlfriend of Ripley’s friend Dickie Greenleaf (played by Johnny Flynn).
This adaptation is based on the acclaimed Tom Ripley novels by Patricia Highsmith, which were previously brought to the screen in the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
Dakota confessed that she in no way tried to copy Gwyneth’s performance while preparing for the role.
This follows Dakota’s recognition that there is a role she hasn’t taken on yet, one she considers “probably more important” than most of the others.
while talking to GoalieThe star opened up about her career and shared her desire to have children.
‘Being an actor is a big part of my identity. I really don’t know who I am without it,” Dakota told the site. “But I also have the desire to organize my life and my career in a way that I can always choose.”
“Having children is probably more important to me than anything else, even being an actress,” she adds. ‘If someone told me I had to choose, I would choose to have children. I’m one of those people who has always felt that attraction.’