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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. ↗

— Claire Danes

#alone #because #being #being alone #devices

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. ↗

— Claire Danes

#career #celebrity #comfortable #extensively #however

I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being. ↗

— Claire Danes

#being #did #finally #formed #grow

I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image. ↗

— Claire Danes

#image #know #played #shed #teenagers

I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my evolving into a certified, legitimate, and grown up and I did take three years off. ↗

— Claire Danes

#am #because #certified #did #earnest

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. ↗

— Claire Danes

#day #differentiated #educated #found #graduated

What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting. ↗

— Claire Danes

#i #lasting #life #needed #real

I never learned from a man who agreed with me. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#i #learned #man #me #never

I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#family #found #i #looked #out

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof. ↗