How did claire danes become such an amazing actress?

Question

I mean, she dropped out of harvard and instantly she got numerous outstanding roles in movies and a tv show. I know it is pure luck, but personally i dont believe in luck and i am starving for an answer...

Answer 1

I taught her everything she knows

Answer 2

She had been acting professionally most of her life; her first film role was in 1990 in a short film called "Dreams of Love" when she was a mere 11 years old and has been able to garner fairly steady acting roles since then.

I first remember her for role as the 15 year old redhead "Angela" in a short-lived series called "My So Called Life".