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
school agents young
I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on. So I didn't really go to a conventional high school. I was tutored on sets and things.
nice stride get-over
Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride.
voice used tricky
Voice over can be tricky. It can be dangerous because it's over-used or inappropriately used.
patriotic firsts september
The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th.
artist my-favorite all-time
Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time.
character television audience
Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters.
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.
realizing problem therapists
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.
cry scene
You have to stay hydrated when you have crying scenes.
real let-it-go playing-someone
As a young performer, I didn't know that you can have a great time playing someone in terrible crisis. The more you know it's not real, the deeper you can go into it. And the easier it is to let it go when it's done.
tired yale bored
By the time I went to Yale, I'd been acting for a long time and I was really tired of it. I was restless - and a little bored - and I was really eager to investigate different parts of myself.
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.
loneliness being-lonely fame
Fame doesn't end loneliness.
dad thinking play
I have to say that my dad's face is very malleable. He's barely got any cartilage in his face. I think I maybe inherited that Play-Doh-like physicality from him.