Dakota Fanning, 30, reveals she ‘only learned to drive four years ago’ as her Ripley co-star Andrew Scott, 47, hilariously chimes in about his road skills: ‘I know a tiny bit’
Dakota Fanning says she was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to mastering the roads.
The War of the Worlds alum, 30, revealed during her Interview with Elle with Ripley co-star Andrew Scott that she learned to drive relatively recently.
Asking the 47-year-old Irish actor if he hadn’t yet learned to drive, she interjected: “I only learned to drive for four years.”
A surprised Andrew quickly joked: “That makes me feel better.”
“I actually know a little bit about how to drive,” he added. ‘But I live in central London and it’s my carbon footprint.’
Dakota Fanning says she was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to mastering the roads in a new interview with Elle
The 30-year-old War of the Worlds alum revealed during her Elle interview with Ripley co-star Andrew Scott that she learned to drive relatively recently
Fanning and Scott’s new Netflix limited series Ripley debuted 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 Patricia Highsmith’s critically acclaimed Tom Ripley novels, previously brought to screen in the film The Talented Mr. Ripley from 1999, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
Gwyneth’s portrayal of Marge drew comparisons to Dakota’s interpretation of the character.
However, Dakota confessed that she was in no way trying to copy Gwyneth’s performance when preparing for the role.
Speaking in an interview with British Vogueshe explained how different the two adaptations are and admitted that she didn’t find the film useful for her portrayal of Marge.
“I’m rewatching the movie because I love it, but I didn’t find it useful when it comes to playing Marge or entering this world because the atmosphere of this is completely different,” Dakota explained.
She added, “Marge also has some ulterior motives. She also makes some use of the situation she has found herself in.’
Asking the 47-year-old Irish actor if he hadn’t yet learned to drive, she interjected: ‘I only learned to drive for four years’; Blowing in 2005’s War of the Worlds
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 Patricia Highsmith’s critically acclaimed Tom Ripley novels, previously brought to screen in the film The Talented Mr. Ripley from 1999, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
Dakota confessed that she was in no way trying to copy Gwyneth’s performance when preparing for the role.
This follows Dakota’s admission that there’s one role she hasn’t yet taken on, one she considers “probably more important” than most others.
While you’re talking to Porterthe star opened up about her career and shared her desire to have children.
‘Being an actor is a big part of my identity. I don’t really know who I am without it,” Dakota told the site. ‘But I also want to organize my life and career in such a way that I always have a choice.’
“Having children is probably more important to me than anything, even as an actor,” she adds. ‘If someone told me I had to choose, I would choose to have children. I’m one of those people who’s always felt that pull.”