Claire Danes Quotes
I'm just always learning lines. I've learned to flag the really crucial scenes, and I start figuring them out and committing them to memory as soon as I get them.
Actors want to surprise themselves. When it's really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely.
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive.
My husband and I have watched a lot of Hitchcock movies in bulk, and there's a lot to be gained from that, from focusing strictly on an artists canon.
With acting there are a lot more choices, With this, I either stick it or I don't. There's something really unforgiving about that.
I used to talk about my personal life all the time. It's the most fun thing to talk about, the people in my life are hurt.
I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image.
I fantasized about being a psychology major when I first started school, and I took a handful of Psych 101 classes.
I think it distinguishes television from every other medium. It's what makes it kind of radical, and risky, and fun.
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.
At every stage in life you think about death. But teenagers especially are sort of invincible. They're not supposed to be thinking about dying yet, or else they'd be too afraid to live.
It's been a huge joy, this experience of being a mom ... I don't know how to articulate it yet, because it is so fresh.
If I hadn't been an actress, I was thinking seriously about going into psychology. It's just really what I'm interested in: the human psyche and how we process information.
I love sitting in the makeup trailer and getting my makeup done in 15 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
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.
I played a girl. There's really nothing controversial about her. She's just fine. She has to be fine in order to make Sarah Jessica's character pop, I say I just play a white girl in that movie.
Voice over can be tricky. It can be dangerous because it's over-used or inappropriately used.
My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits.
It just seems like, you agree to have a certain personality or something. For no reason. Just to make things easier for everyone. But when you think about it, I mean, how do you know it's even you?
Anybody who knows how to make a good movie, knows that it's a collaborative undertaking. To deny that its really dangerous.
It's very difficult to judge yourself. Extreme self-doubt is only attractive when it's fictionalized. Which is why people love the movies. They are so reassuring.
My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production.
My skin is a bit sensitive, so Cetaphil is my standby. I also use toner and a light layer of moisturizer—I use a lot of Kiehl's and other natural brands.
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.
I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it.
I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.
Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.
People always say how you should be yourself. Like yourself is a definite thing, like a toaster or something.
