Cate Blanchett Quotes

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.

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• When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.

  

  Cate Blanchett
  • People
  • Reaction
  • Onstage