Dakota Fanning's on J. K. Simmons in 'Whiplash' and Gilbert Grape | Screen Tests | W Magazine

In this Screen Tests interview, actress Dakota Fanning opens up about her first on-screen kiss, why Love Story is her new favorite love story, her crush on JK Simmons in 'Whiplash', and why 'What’s Eating Gilbert Grape' is her favorite movie of all-time. Dakota Fanning wears her own clothes. Transcript My favorite love story, gosh, so, that's a hard one. I had never seen Love Story until recently and I think that might have to be my favorite. Ali MacGraw is so beautiful. It was my first kiss, yeah. It was my first kiss. My teacher who was my teacher until I went to a regular school, she told me that in between each take, when he would kiss me, I would kind of go to the side and just go like that, like wipe my mouth off because I was so embarrassed and didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I was just like, Ew! I think it would have to be What's Eating Gilbert Grape. That's my favorite, that's my favorite movie of all time. I think when Leonardo DiCaprio discovers that his mom has died, that's gut-wrenching. But I even cry in sort of the happy moments of What's Eating Gilbert Grape. I just love it so much. I've watched it a million times. I just saw Whiplash and I have a cinematic crush on J.K. Simmons. He is so good in that movie. I mean, he doesn't play the most likable person in the world in the film, but he was so good. I saw that movie the other night and I totally relate to it. I think a lot of people will ma