Dakota Fanning is looking back on one of the most unexpectedly wholesome moments of her early career and reveals how Steven Spielberg unintentionally taught her a lifelong lesson. While promoting her latest film, All Her Fault, Fanning reflected on a childhood memory from the set of 2005's War of the Worlds.

Fanning starred in the sci-fi blockbuster opposite Tom Cruise. The pair portrayed Rachel and Ray Ferrier, a father-daughter duo, caught in the middle of an alien invasion. In a new interview with Deadline 's Take Ten series, the actor opened up about her child star days and shared a heart-warming moment on the set of War of the Worlds that shaped the way she views filmmaking to this day .

Fanning recalled a moment that occurred right before Thanksgiving break during produ

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