Claire Quotes

Time heals many wounds but this loss becomes the defining sadness of your life.

Filmmaking is to me very similar to being in a café somewhere in Paris and looking at the people walking by.

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

Hollywood has lost an enormous amount of quality.

Like 'em or hate 'em, these once peaceful gun owners of the '90s are feeling a lot like Jews of 1939 Germany. Maligned, lied about, persecuted and threatened. Afraid, confused and angry.

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

I was told that my going to college wouldn't be good for my career. I think that's nonsense. It's good to empower yourself by cutting yourself off from this business every once in a while.

What a holler would ensue if people had to pay the minister as much to marry them as they have to pay a lawyer to get them a divorce.

I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.

If every crime victim had to have perfect judgment, we could empty our prisons.

Using one's imagination to the fullest is necessary for a happy life.

You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then that can be documented on film.

I am the opposite of boring, but I'm a little reckless, and I'm not against taking risks, and I think I'm always down for an adventure.

I had a burning ambition. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accomplished it

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.

I have to say that my dad's face is very malleable. He's barely got any cartilage in his face. I think I maybe inherited that Play-Doh-like physicality from him.

There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.

I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day.

What? You don't trust me?

Why is it that even when you're trying your hardest not to get attached, something still sneaks up on you?

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.

The feat of surviving is directly related to the capacity of the survivor.

I've never dated (casually). Ever. It's kind of weird. I did have a boyfriend in junior high who was a kleptomaniac. We'd leave stores and he'd come out with something for me.

I don't think actresses' lives in general are very good

I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no idea how to focus it.

Hatred can become like food, it gives you this energy that you can, like, live off.

I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.

I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.

You are the most brave intrepid person I have ever known, and you have dedicated your life to helping those who are misunderstood and underrepresented.

I could truly have gone through life thinking that women were these venomous creatures. Turns out, they're not.

There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being an actor, where people have a seemingly insatiable curiosity about, you.

I've been trying to garden all my life - it just happens that I haven't had a big garden...until the past few years.

I'm so impressed by Jennifer Lawrence and Carey Mulligan. They have this exquisite taste. They are very gifted in their ability to make great choices.

People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.

I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!

I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.

We must never violate principles. We must never initiate violence. And we should never harm the innocent. But at some point, unless governments back off, we have to stop being nice.

The weather in England can really darken your spirits.

My accent depends on whom I'm around.

You never know what'll happen in politics.

Armani's clothes are beautiful and modern and I love him.

But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of.

I play Hopkins' daughter. Brad Pitt plays Death. He's a very-good looking Death. With him, dying isn't so bad.

It doesn't ever occur to you, as you fashion your mask so carefully, that it will grow into your skin and graft itself, come to seem irremovable.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

If you have the freedom to fly, why not take the scenic route!

Some people swear there's no beauty left in the world, no magic. Then how do you explain the entire world coming together on one night to celebrate the hope of a new year?

I always scout locations first. The apartments, the railway tracks, the café, the canal - I figure out the geography of the film.

I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect