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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• Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.

  

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• E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.

  

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• As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.

  

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• You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals.

  

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• I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.

  

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• I believe no amount of business school training or work experience can teach what is ultimately a matter of personal character. Businesses are not dishonest or greedy, people are. Thus, a business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership.

  

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• I will always be looking back at the things I've gone through, thinking of the struggling people I've seen.

  

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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