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Before garnering an Oscar nomination for her stellar performance in Little Miss Sunshine, Abigail Breslin—who just may be a vet when she grows up—made her Hollywood debut with Mel Gibson in Signs and appeared with Kate Hudson in Raising Helen. And while Definitely, Maybe is still in theaters, her next movie—an adventure comedy Nim's Island, co-starring Jodie Foster—opens April 4th... just 10 days before her twelfth birthday. Use the form below to submit your questions for Abigail Breslin, then look for the upcoming interview in TIME Magazine.

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    ugh

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    i think you're an awesome actress!!! can i please have something signed by you?!?!? by the way, how did you get discovered as an actress?

    PLEASE RESPOND!!!!

    -izzy, your #1 fan

  • 3

    What preparations, if any, did you do for your role as Olive in Little Miss Sunshine? Based on your experience, do you think beauty pageants are a healthy activity for young girls?

  • 4

    Did you enjoy the Oscar ceremony and is getting another nomination on your to-do list?

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    Being a young actress are there any roles that are to explicted for you?

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    Dear Abigail.

    You are great in your charming looks, stellar performance and endear ing freshness. You will always bring sunshine no doubt.

    One question : How would you compare yourself with Dakota Fanning, another great?

    Ram

  • 7

    How did you get your parents to let you be an actress? My freind and i have dreamed to be an actress in movies but my mom said it would be eaiser to move to Los Angelas instead but i know that will never happen. :( . So do you have any ideas on how i can be an actress without moving to California?

  • 8

    As a child star, do you feel like you miss out on just being a kid or typical child activities?

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    How did you become an actress??

  • 10

    Hello Abigail. Have you ever attended an AP (audience participation) presentation of the RHPS (Rocky Horror Picture Show)? (The AP version is a showing of the movie accompanied by a full, in-costume, live cast of shadow players).

  • 11

    Who is your main role model out of the rest of the actresses?

  • 12

    Abbie,
    Almost all child stars have a proven track record of failure after they reach age 15. You're career looks to be no different. Once you hit age 26 and get desperate for attention again, whom will you sleep with on Celebreality?

  • 13

    You are clearly an amazing actress, because an oscar nominee is a role that nice and childish is pretty amazing, great work, you desrevd the oscar nomination. Did you ever wanted to be an actress? How did manage to get to stardome? Do you consider it luck or hard work payed off?
    Thank You
    Big Fan

  • 14

    hello miss smart what u will do for ur nation to protect from western cultere,do u feel some shy or not

  • 15

    What age do you act most of the time?

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    Hey, Breslin,I'm a Chinese movie fan,I appreciate your performance in Little Miss Sunshine. I'd like to know what's your plan in actress career and what's your opinion about Lindsay Lohan.Thank you.I look forward to seeing you in China.

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    Which according to you is the quality required for teenactors to do well in Holly wood charm or innocence, considering that most teen actors are clayputty in the hands of the directors?.Who is your favorite actress

  • 18

    Abigail, are you in school currently or do you have a tutor for outside of class?

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    What was the reason that you started acting along with your studies while you should have completed your studies before jumping into acting ?

  • 20

    Abigail, you've experienced, worked, and dealt with a lot of older people which must have matured you. Do you ever feel separated from other girls your age?

  • 21

    What is in your mind when you read the story about Michael Jackson or Macaulay Culkin to be a super star?

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    Off screen, you seem to be very composed and "ladylike" (if I may say so) in interactions with the media and other people. Dont you think you have lost on what it is like to lead a normal childhood - be a normal michevious kid - in short - just be your age?

  • 23

    Pairing with Jodie Foster just begs the question: Do you see your career having a similar arc as Foster's? How do you plan to make the difficult leap from wholesome tween role model to bravura young actress?

  • 24

    You recently worked with Jodie Foster, another child actor turned bravura actress. How do you plan to make that difficult leap?

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    Just in two sentences, Abigail, I will like you to pass on a statement of encouragement to my unborn child on how you made it this far in the movie industry? What were your motivations towards acting and how did you direct your aspirations to your dreams; were daddy and mummy influential?

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