Dakota Fanning chatted about starring in the new mystery thriller series “All Her Fault,” which premiered on November 6th on Peacock.
Margaret Mead once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” This quote applies to Dakota Fanning.
The synopsis of this suburban thriller series is: Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook) arrives to collect her young son Milo from his first playdate, but the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes.
She doesn’t have Milo and has never heard of him. As every parent’s worst nightmare begins to unfold, new questions lead to deep secrets, revealing cracks in the Irvine’s seemingly perfect world until everything is left shattered. Fanning portrays Jenny.
‘All Her Fault’ experience
On her experience making “All Her Fault,” Fanning exclaimed, “It was wonderful! It was such a great cast of people, such wonderful actors, and people that I admire. I hadn’t worked or really met anyone in the cast before this series.”
“So, it was great to meet new friends, work with them and get to know them. That was a big draw being a part of this ensemble. I was excited to be a part of it. Making this series was really, really nice,” she admitted.
Playing her character Jenny
On playing her character Jenny, Fanning said, “I just loved the friendship between Jenny and Sarah’s character, Marissa. It was nice to see a female friendship in the way that I know female friendships to be true… supportive, loving and caring.”
“They are obviously thrust into a very chaotic, scary, and intense situation, and instead, their relationship goes in a way of blame, judgment and resentment,” she noted.
“I was pleased to know that the intention for their relationship was very true, and for each of them to be a source of support for one another and compassion and understanding,” she acknowledged.
“I think it’s important to see that in a series because I think our world is very heavy with looking for the negative things or looking for the worst in people,” she said.
“Their relationship is a nice reminder that it’s also important to see the best in somebody, and to give them the benefit of the doubt and allow people to be there for you,” she noted.
“So, I thought that was a much more interesting version,” she added.
Lessons learned from this screenplay
On the lessons learned from this screenplay, she responded, “Oh my gosh, I don’t know.”
“I had some things to draw on from my own self for this character, but there’s a lot of things that Jenny is as a person that I’m not yet,” she said.
“I don’t have any children and I’m not a mother yet, but I have a deep desire to have that so I could connect with her in that way,” she acknowledged.
“For me, with acting, sometimes you learn something about yourself and sometimes you don’t.
Sometimes you just really want to dive into a character and play it the best way that you can,” she said. “I think the experience taught me a lot as a person.”
“I made a lot of new friends that I really like, and I’ll take that with me, and that was a really nice surprise,” she admitted.
Advice for young and emerging actors and storytellers
For young and aspiring actors and storytellers, she said, “I try not to give too much advice because I still have so much to learn.”
“I think just being true to who you are, being true to yourself, and focusing on doing the right thing,” she said. “That’s how I live my life and that’s how I handle my career.”
“I try to do the deeply right thing, and not the easy thing or the quick thing. I think that will pay off in the long run,” she added.
Fanning on the series being on Peacock
On the series “All Her Fault” being on Peacock, she said, “It was great! It was wonderful.”
“Peacock was a wonderful partner in this collaboration, for sure,” she said. “I’m thrilled that all the episodes came out at the same time on November 6th and that’s great for this type of show.”
“I think people are going to want to keep going and find out all the answers, and I think that’s wonderful,” she noted.
“I am happy that Peacock has supported that choice, and it has been great,” she added.
Success
Regarding her definition of the word success, Fanning remarked, “Oh, wow. That’s a deep one.”
“To me, success is about how you treat other people; it’s the impression that you leave on a person,” she noted.
“Success doesn’t really have to do with a career, or money, or any of those things. That’s not what it means to me,” she said.
“For me, succeed is how you make other people feel… do you make other people feel seen, listened to and cared for? I think those are the most successful people in my life,” she explained.
“When you think of those people, you smile, and think, ‘Oh God, I love that person’ or say, ‘That was so nice when that person did that for me.’ So, that’s success,” she concluded.
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