Cate Blanchett Quotes
You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.
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My parents did their best - that earns a lot of forgiveness. But they say children grow up in spite of their parents, and I think I did.
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I am a Buddhist.
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I was on 'SVU' for 11 years. I developed a muscle in my brain that could memorize things much more easily than people who don't do it every day. I got used to the language, and some of it got to be repetitive language, so you build your vocabulary.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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You're not going to see me ever be partisan. I'll never take a position on a candidate or an issue.
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No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
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Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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Africa is the future.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.
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If I did everything, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you. There aren't too many people who can actually double me, so I do most of my stunts though.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.
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When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.
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Fear is the enemy of curiosity.
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To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, ‘Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.
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Thank God, it's over.
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You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.
