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
silly years two
There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making 'Temple Grandin,' when I didn't do anything. I just didn't have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential.
gun psychology gadgets
Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.
careers defining influential
Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things.
forgiving
I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible.
new-york new-relationship home
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.
people empathy assuming
Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.
unique people way
I don't know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren't unique.
writing college style
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive.
party dance-party i-can
I can get a dance party started pretty much anywhere and anytime.
genius nerdy
I am not a genius. But I am nerdy.
balance negotiation constant
Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.
thinking gone turns
I could truly have gone through life thinking that women were these venomous creatures. Turns out, they're not.
opportunity hours clock
Find as many opportunities as you can and clock as many hours as you can.
new-york growing-up confused
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.