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"Claire Danes has admitted that she enjoyed taking a hiatus from Homeland between seasons one and two. The actress - who won an Emmy for the series on Sunday (September 23) - admitted to The New York Times that it was important to make a psychological break with her CIA agent character Carrie during the off-season.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been nice to have a reprieve,&amp;quot; Danes joked. &amp;quot;I feel I put her in the fridge for a few months, next to the vodka.&amp;quot; She added of returning for Homeland season two: &amp;quot;I was a little nervous about being able to access her straight away again, but no, there she is, right next to the vodka.  &amp;quot;I like her a lot. She means well and she is kind of a superhero. So it is fun to put my crazy Carrie cape on again.&amp;quot; Danes went on to credit Homeland with bringing her the professional satisfaction that she has long desired. &amp;quot;I do get more pleasure from this than almost anything else\u2026 I love words. It is physical. It is intellectual. It&amp;#039;s psychological,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s like, I get both to ice skate and fly a trapeze, and who wouldn&amp;#039;t want to do that?&amp;quot; Homeland returns for a second season on Sunday, September 30 at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime in the US.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Homeland&amp;#039; star Claire Danes on Obama praise: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s hugely validating&amp;#039; Watch the season two trailer below:      Photo gallery - Emmy Awards 2012 winners:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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