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My So-Called Life only lasted a single season, but it was enough to win Claire Danes a Golden Globe and launch her career to three more wins: one for HBO movie Temple Grandin, and two for her red-hot series, Homeland. Since then, this Yale-trained thespian was Juliet to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Romeo (remember that little movie?) and has become a paean to laid-back cool.
Now, however, she is moving forward and focusing on her blockbuster show, while adjusting to life as a new mom. These days, she’s busy taking care of her new baby and hubby, Hugh Dancy, when she’s not on the set of Homeland. But, she still manages to find time for a provocative Vogue shoot now and again, and catch up on the rare SNL episode (especially when they include spoofs of her played by Miss Anne Hathaway). Speaking of which, what did she think of Hathaway's turn as Carrie?
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She is such a crazy character, but we can’t help rooting for her.
Do you feel there's a point at which this is just going to become so exhausting that you're going to need a year off?
Did you see the Saturday Night Live spoof of Homeland? And what did you think of Anne Hathaway's Carrie?
Both Temple Grandin and this show got a tremendous amount of praise. But you said that you couldn't get a job in the year between Temple Grandin and this show.
Was there really a moment where you thought about not acting and being a decorator?