Quotes by Claire Danes

People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.

— Claire Danes

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

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I am not a genius. But I am nerdy.

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Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride.

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Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.

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We just can't shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it's also fun.

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Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

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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.

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I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and in two seconds flat there are swarms of girls who are wanting so badly to touch them or just say hello. That's not the case with me, or any other girl I know.

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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.

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Success

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

Love

I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me.

— Claire Danes

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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.

— Claire Danes

Life

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

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

— Claire Danes

Love

I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form.

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Friendship

I've always very earnestly tried to do my best, so I just have to trust that and forgive myself for being fallible.

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Acting is a humiliating job, from start to finish.

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I really have never been concerned about being beautiful on-screen. That's just not my jam.

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

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Courage

If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Just not worth it.

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Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.

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Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

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I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time.

— Claire Danes

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