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Television lets audiences deeply connect with characters.

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Claire Danes
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 12
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Claire Catherine Danes
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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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What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting.
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I think it distinguishes television from every other medium. It's what makes it kind of radical, and risky, and fun.
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I'm human. I think people see me as sweeter and softer than I do.
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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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I think people of my generation are really worrying about thier zits and getting that date for Friday night. I think that's their reality. I don't' know if they're worrying too hard about their future.
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I love love and falling in love, but it can get pretty flat real fast.
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It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy.
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Money or no money, acting is my calling.
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