American - Actress | April 12, 1979 -
We just can't shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it's also fun.
Claire Danes
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I actually haven't been approached a whole lot for television, believe it or not.
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People in the CIA, they marry each other. They're like actors! We have to travel without much warning to far-flung places, and it's very hard to communicate what our experiences are like to those in the outside world.
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I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously.
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I'm exceptionally open with my own parents, and they're exceptionally open with me.
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Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.
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People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love.
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I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.
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In New York City, everybody goes into therapy.
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I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on it.
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If I took my characters home with me, half of my life would be a misery, I think. No, I tend to compartmentalize work from my life. I'm not terribly method.
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I particularly love Israel. I've had fantastic experiences there.
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