Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress who first came to prominence with her role as Angela Chase in the 1994 series My So-Called Life. The role won her the first of four Golden Globe Awards. She made her film debut the same year in Little Women. Her other films include Romeo + Juliet, The Rainmaker, Les Misérables, Brokedown Palace, Igby Goes Down, The Hours, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Shopgirland Stardust...
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth12 April 1979
CityNew York City, NY
Claire Danes quotes about
self judging people
It's very difficult to judge yourself. Extreme self-doubt is only attractive when it's fictionalized. Which is why people love the movies. They are so reassuring.
broken-heart moving earthquakes
Huge events take place on this earth every day. Earthquakes, hurricanes, even glaciers move. So why couldn't he just look at me?
thinking jeans lazy
It's funny with jeans now, because if they don't feel like a pair of sweatpants, I don't have patience for them anymore! I think I'm becoming increasingly lazy.
cry scene
You have to stay hydrated when you have crying scenes.
artist my-favorite all-time
Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time.
exercise people discipline
Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline and exercise.
stones actors alive
Oliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive.
nice stride get-over
Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride.
new-york cities therapy
In New York City, everybody goes into therapy.
nerd bigs
I'm just a big old nerd.
parent age driven
I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.
kids responsibility play
I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it.
mom home thinking
I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me.
careers auditions roles
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.