I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess. Claire Danes mesneuroticwork Change image and share on social
But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose well and be really fortunate. It's not like you're sprinkled with fairy dust. You have to believe that love will be there when you need it. Claire Danes choosecommondust share on social
Yeah, there was the Flora Plum thing, where I trained for about a month and I had taken a semester off for that, and two weeks prior to filming, the financing collapsed. Claire Danes collapsefilmfinance Change image and share on social
When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting. Claire Danes actdistantempathy Change image and share on social
You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then that can be documented on film. Claire Danes crisisdocumentfilm Change image and share on social
I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true. Claire Danes audiencechallengefrighten Change image and share on social
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. Claire Danes crisisdeepeasy share on social
My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. Claire Danes childcondescenddinner Change image and share on social
The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips. Claire Danes bigexaggerateexcessive share on social
Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time. Claire Danes artistfavoritemartin Change image and share on social
