... He just looked up at me and said, Im doing it! Im doing it! and I could see he wasnt sure. But he was like, F--k it, I gotta do this thing. And I looked down at him, and I was like, I totally understand why youre doing that. And Im not ready for that. And I think I really wasnt ready for it. And I remember after that movie came out ... and he just went into another stratosphere.

Claire Danes

Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular.

Claire Danes

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

Claire Danes

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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.

Claire Danes

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Find as many opportunities as you can and clock as many hours as you can.

Claire Danes

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

Claire Danes

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I should be so lucky to be a misfit. I aspire to be a misfit.

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Fame doesn't end loneliness.

Claire Danes

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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.

Claire Danes

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Money or no money, acting is my calling.

Claire Danes

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I was told that my going to college wouldn't be good for my career. I think that's nonsense. It's good to empower yourself by cutting yourself off from this business every once in a while.

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

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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.

Claire Danes

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

Claire Danes

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I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.

Claire Danes

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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.

Claire Danes

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I've never dated (casually). Ever. It's kind of weird. I did have a boyfriend in junior high who was a kleptomaniac. We'd leave stores and he'd come out with something for me.

Claire Danes

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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.

Claire Danes

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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.

Claire Danes

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

Claire Danes

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

Claire Danes

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