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
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.
inspirational motivational loneliness
Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.
girl jealous boys
I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know.
crush soul passionate
If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it.