Quick Fire Trivia

During the course of this interview, Clare kindly spoke with a lot of depth on some matters and so to finish the day, we turned to topics of a more jocular and quick fire nature as follows:

What is you favourite place in the world?
I love going to my parent's house in Ohio, I love going to Brian's lake house in Texas with his family and the favourite place I have been is Egypt. It was a fluke that I got to go but it was amazing though I have to say, the people were fabulous. Everyone had these horror stories for me about going over there but we had the most amazing time. We met up with our guide and he said 'oh I'll take you around' and he took us to an Egyptian palace for the day, took us everywhere, showed us everything and he was just like the best guide just in a private car and he wanted to take us to his house for tea and we were like we don’t have enough time. They're just the sweetest people in the world.

If you could change places with anyone in history, who would it be?
It would have to be Helen Keller, just because what I have studied of her life. Now anyone else, fascinating figures, Helen Keller is the one that really comes to mind. There's definitely more but that's the one that pops up immediately in my head

What, if anything, scares you?
I don’t like the dark. If I'm in a hotel room by myself, I sleep with the bathroom light on!

Tell us a secret
Er…I haven’t washed my hair since I’ve been here. Well it’s the hairdryers, the one in the hotel room is no good and I’ve already blown up two previously so I haven’t washed my hair yet. You can’t tell can you??
[NB: Clare arrived on Friday and this interview took place on Sunday afternoon!]

Ever been star struck?
Definitely in fact every time I go to work and I don't know the other actors. It's always a little intimidating to see someone and to be working with someone that you really respect.

What film is guaranteed to make you cry?
Pretty much anything. I'm very emotional, I'll cry at the drop of a hat but any Meryl Streep movie will definitely get me and Awakenings makes me cry every time.

While talking to Clare for this feature, I made the confession that mostly in part to the number of times she has attended UK events, chatting to her felt like having a good old-fashioned chinwag with an old friend you hadn’t seen in a while rather than interviewing an actress who had appeared on one of my favourite TV shows. I think Clare invokes that feeling in a lot of people because of her amiable and sweet nature and it was an absolute privilege to be given the grace to share her thoughts and principles. At the end of my talk with Clare, I shared the apprehension that I hoped that this article would do her justice and I hope I have succeeded. This feature started with the words of an influential woman and I can think of no better way to end this feature than with the words of another as Clare turns her thoughts to her fans.

“Thanks for all the gifts. I think that fans in general, I mean I'm surprised I have fans, it just amazes me and they are absolutely the sweetest and I thank everybody for taking the time to follow my work.”

Written by: Sue Grimshaw of www.CityofAngel.com

I would like to graciously thank Clare Kramer and Sean Harry for the opportunity to write this feature. Many thanks and I wish you well.