267 Quotes by Claire Danes

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.

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

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

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.

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.

There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making ‘Temple Grandin,’ when I didn’t do anything. I just didn’t have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential.

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 hadn’t done it.

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.

I don’t know any celebrated people that register in a big way who aren’t unique.