After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.
Alright, so I'm a manic depressive. What do you want from me?
And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.
Armani's clothes are beautiful and modern and I love him.
But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of.
Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn't been.
I am an unpredictable journey.
I had my mouth hanging open for almost a year and a half as I watched my mother be absolutely hysterical, sing and be dramatic.
I just finished Meet Joe Black with Hopkins.
I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.
I love accents.
I love the educated actors. There's always something to talk about or listen to.
I never knew where this acting gene came from, but when my mother got sick this unbelievable side came out of her that I'd never seen before.
I play Hopkins' daughter. Brad Pitt plays Death. He's a very-good looking Death. With him, dying isn't so bad.
I remember being shocked at many things when I got here that, unfortunately, I've become jaded to - like the racism.
I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.
I was truly ignorant about art before the film.
I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.
I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.
I'd come out to Los Angeles for a vacation to see a friend and just fell in love with it.
I'm an illegal alien and have been for many years. If you rub my skin, I go green.
I'm lucky I had parents willing to be open and believe that an 11-year-old might know what she wanted to do. Or maybe they thought I'd find out that's what I didn't want to do.
I'm not afraid of anything any more.
I'm personally not comfortable taking anything off and we'd been filming for five months already when we did that scene.
I've just got a new house in Pacific Palisades. It's really cute.
If I had a great body, I'd be naked all the time.
It was so strange that my mother got very sick when I got the film. So I had the dual experience happening, the personal one and the work one.
My accent depends on whom I'm around.
My mother's death was an experience like no other, because she, in a way, she taught me to live life through her dying.
My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.
Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place.
The fact that people didn't know I was British did work for quite a while.
The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.
The last three films I've done are about self-immolation.
The older I get, the more relaxed I am.
The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind.
The weather in England can really darken your spirits.
There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.
When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure.
When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.
You know, you've got to find your partner first who you can create kids with, so it shall continue to be scripts for now.
Claire is 5' 7" (1.70 m) tall.
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