Claire Danes Quotes

I used to be a bit of a show-off at school, but I've calmed down now and learnt to censor myself.

As a child, I was hyper, I was a clown and I was sensitive. Today I'm all of the above, except I've refrained from bouncing off the walls.

Not saying I was a bad kid, but I had a lot to learn. You've just got to not be impulsive.

Everybody has said or done the wrong thing and regretted it later, but at the time, you really couldn't help it! As you get older, you're more guarded, but that's a really tough process of learning, to be brutally honest, about some things and keeping your mouth shut about others.

A lot of people do impulsive things. They just go with their moves. I used to do that. Once I was able to control my mind, I was able to control my actions.

It's not hard to get a girl if I wanted one. But it doesn't mean you want it, and even if you did, you're certainly not going to rub it in anybody's face.

I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life.

Children with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more.

As you get older, as you become more sensitive, feel more, it becomes harder to make jokes. You censor yourself.

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

I don't need to be a frontman all the time, and in fact, the older I get, the less of an urge it is inside me to play that role. I've still got it inside me, and I do occasionally allow it out.

I think that's good that I have to watch how I act and what I say. I think that's a part of growing up.

I still get crazy once in a while, but just less crazy.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice.

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.

I really have to edit myself - I need someone with a censor button around me all the time. I'm just a little unaware of what's deemed appropriate.

I think I'm past the age of getting lost.

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

I like to think I'm a very mature person.

There's a very wild side to me, but it's calming down.

I feel more mature than most people my age.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.