Claire Danes quotes

Claire Danes is an American actress recognized for her work in film, television, and theater. Her breakout roles include performances in "My So-Called Life," "Romeo + Juliet," and "Homeland." She has received multiple awards for her talent, including several Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Here are 100 of her quotes:

I think anybody who knows how to make a good movie knows that it's a collaborative undertaking. To deny that is really dangerous.

Claire Danes

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

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Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.

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Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters.

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I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior.

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You have to stay hydrated when you have crying scenes.

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It's not called stalking...it's called "passionately following".

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It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy. I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them, get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite, it's really true. It takes confidence and courage to know that and then commit to it.

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If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it.

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I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.

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Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake.

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What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting.

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I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no idea how to focus it.

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You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then that can be documented on film.

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I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day.

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Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.

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When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.

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My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production.

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You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of.

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I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend, who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work.

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I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.

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However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I don't have to audition as extensively as I used to for roles but yet I'm not immediately recognizable.

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