The 14-year-old actress recalled an encounter she had at an Academy Awards after-party a few years ago with the actor.
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[Pictured above: Elle Fanning]
She told W magazine's February 2013 The Movie issue: "I love Ryan Gosling! I met him at the Governors Ball after the Oscars two years ago, and I freaked out.
"He stares into your soul. He's really tall, and the boys in my grade are all shorter than I am. He was looking down at me, which was a first, in a weird way. He shook my hand and said, 'It's so nice to meet you'."
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[Pictured above: Ryan Gosling in Gangster Squad]
The younger sister of Dakota Fanning - who will celebrate her 15th birthday in April - admitted that she wanted to give him a kiss but couldn't bring herself to do it.
She lamented: "I didn't kiss him goodbye. I didn't have the confidence."
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