'Homeland' Star Claire Danes Hopes To Be A Less Conservative Parent, Shares Son's Obsession With Germs

Claire Danes, the multi-awarded actress of the hit drama series "Homeland," is a mom to a 4-year-old boy named Cyrus. Her son is growing up with a different childhood experience than his mom and the actress expressed that she wishes she were less conservative at parenting.

Danes talked about her childhood and parenting as the latest cover girl of the February 2017 issue of Harper's Bazaar, revealed The Fashion Spot. In it, the actress said that she wishes she were more like her mother and father when it comes to raising Cyrus.

"[We had lots of] serious play," Danes said, according to Female First. "I'm really grateful [to my parents] for that. I got to have a lot of fun." The actress described her parenting style as "much more conservative."

Her first-born with husband Hugh Dancy is growing up to be the "science guy" who loves learning about germs and this isn't something a typical 4-year-old obsesses with. "He likes good bacteria and he wants to be a doctor. That's his jam," the proud mom said.

Cyrus might have started his young life traveling with his mother for location shoots and has to be enrolled in a German preschool at one point. That has changed, however, now that Danes has filmed "Homeland's" new season in New York. According to New York Times, this was a request from the actress so that her family can finally settle full time in her hometown.

"Claire has been so game over the course of this show," showrunner Alex Gansa told the news outlet, citing that Danes has filmed her series in South Africa, Germany, Israel and Morocco for the last six years. "But she really wanted to come home, so we fashioned a story around that desire," Gansa said.

"Homeland" has nearly wrapped up work as the latest season started airing on Showtime this January. Meanwhile, watch Danes talk about her growing son in the video below.