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At an early age my dad - probably because he's a journalist - said: "Just have something to say. Don't just blather. Always have one line in your mind. " So, that was always my thing whenever I met someone when I was younger, if ever I got to meet a real celebrity.

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Claire Danes

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.

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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.

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I'm so impressed by Jennifer Lawrence and Carey Mulligan. They have this exquisite taste. They are very gifted in their ability to make great choices.

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I started working when I was very young. I got an agent when I was 12, and fortunately was employed consistently from that point on. So I didn't really go to a conventional high school. I was tutored on sets and things.

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I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what define us as a species. When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.

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I guess I stopped acting when I was 18 and didn't pick it up again until I was 21. That wasn't the plan, though. When I first started at Yale, the plan was to do a movie each summer.

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