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Do you have a dog at home?

Yes, a Maltese and poodle mix named Bella Roux.

Do you have any funny stories about working with a dog on the movie set?

AnnaSophia says the dog didn't always hold still for bath time!

Yeah, a lot of things almost every day. One day when we were eating, the dog was eating peanut butter and making so much noise smacking his lips, they had to take the mike off, so it couldn't hurt anybody's ears. Another time, I was washing the dog in this little blow-up bathtub. And the dog did not like the water and ran away—he did a circle around the trailer. He just ran around so I couldn't put him back in the water, but then he came back.

Did the director yell Cut! at that moment?

No, he liked it, so he kept that in the movie.

The director, Wayne Wang, describes you as somebody who's not afraid to do anything. Is that true?

Yes. I'm not really afraid to do anything. I'd do skydiving, if I could be with someone. Yeah, I think.

What kinds of things do you like to do when you're at home?

I like to swim and dance, hang out with my friends, go shopping, play with my dog, and baking. I love to cook.

Besides Winn-Dixie, what is your favorite movie?

The Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies. I love fantasy. They're whimsical. And I think they're wonderful books.

Have you read them all?

Yeah, all of them. I've read the fourth Harry Potter twice and I'm reading the fifth Harry Potter twice now. And I've read all the Lord of the Rings books.

What's next for you?

I don't know. I'm going out to LA to audition for some things and see what happens.

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