Claire Danes Quotes

Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.

When you see something that's so excellent it can be intimidating to walk into it no matter how many people you know.

I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities.

I don't feel safe around a lot of people.

I am a complete wuss.

I had this fear of rejection. I had this inner unworthiness.

Every angle that I looked at was somebody who I admired and was better than me. So it made me very afraid.

Cowardice encroaches fast upon such as spend their lives in company of persons higher than themselves.

I feel intimidated by fashion.

I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, 'Who is this young punk?' I just kept my eyes straight ahead.

There are several times when I walked into a room and just felt like such a sham. That's the problem with auditioning.

I think the most destructive thing is fear: when people don't want to say what they think.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me - which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn't do it.

Exaggerated sensitiveness is an expression of the feeling of inferiority.

Doubt is the brother of shame.

I'm afraid of me.

I'm very insecure.

I am such a scaredy-cat.

Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.

I'm not trying to steal the show. I tend to shy away from - I don't want to say the spotlight - how about responsibility? It's just very daunting. These movies are very intimidating. 'Captain America.' This is the stuff I struggle with.

When anything bad happens, my insecurities come flooding out.

The word that I constantly hear out of women is 'fear.' It's almost like a background melody. Women have excellent degrees and experience, but we are afraid we aren't good enough because we have such high expectations.

Gee, I certainly hope I'm not a scary person in real life. It's not like people run from me when they see me. People are usually pretty nice when they meet me. If they're scared, they keep their shuddering to themselves.