267 Quotes by Claire Danes

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.

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.

I’m only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

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

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.

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn’t work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.

I hadn’t been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again.

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.

However, I’m at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I don’t have to audition as extensively as I used to for roles but yet I’m not immediately recognizable.