Quotes by Claire Danes

“I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think Im really scared of being alone; because if Im left to my own devices, Ill just turn into a madwoman.”

“You dont realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself one and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of.”

“Money is only irrelevant if you have it,”

“The life of my persona has nothing to do with me,”

“Its not easy. Many, many, many songs have been written about it. We wouldnt have anything to read if relationships were easy. There would be no art in the world if we actually got along.”

“Its so ironic that Ill forever be associated with that time because I hated being a teenager, ... I felt under siege. It was an enormous gift to be given those insightful, powerful words. I felt I was taking a megaphone and roaring, Its awful. It was very cathartic.”

“The age difference seemed a little awkward, ... but the movie is about that.”

“All the partner-swapping and reversals are farcical and a little Shakespearean, ... I play the straight man while everyone else is so eccentric.”

“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.”

“I think theyre both inward-looking. Thats the most obvious parallel between the two,”

I used to have nightmares when I was a little kid that I woke up prematurely and opened all the Christmas presents. And then I would be so relieved when I woke up and I realized that I hadnt done it.

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

Its funny with jeans now, because if they dont feel like a pair of sweatpants, I dont have patience for them anymore! I think Im becoming increasingly lazy.

There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making Temple Grandin, when I didnt do anything. I just didnt have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential.

Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.

Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.

People in the CIA, they marry each other. Theyre like actors! We have to travel without much warning to far-flung places, and its very hard to communicate what our experiences are like to those in the outside world.

Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.

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.

I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to.