As hard as it may be to believe, Dakota Fanning actually had a pretty normal life in high school. Despite her early fame and success as an actor, she enjoyed doing typical high-school things, like becoming a cheerleader and making friends.
"It's so much fun," Fanning said of cheerleading when speaking with Interview back in 2008. "I get to be the flier, too, which is the one who's on top of the pyramid — so I get to do all the fun stuff." Fanning also explained that being a part of the cheerleading squad helped her connect to other people. "I made some really good friends," she said.
"Cheerleading helped because I met them all over the summer, so I knew people when I first went to school," Fanning continued. "Now that I'm in 10th grade, it's like I've been there my whole life. It's so normal." For a child star to feel "normal" is pretty great, especially for someone as talented and successful as Fanning. And hey, if she wanted to play a cheerleader in a movie, she has plenty of experience.
