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As a young performer, I didn't know that you can have a great time playing someone in terrible crisis. The more you know it's not real, the deeper you can go into it. And the easier it is to let it go when it's done.

Claire Danes

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Claire Danes
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 12
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Claire Catherine Danes
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