Cate Blanchett Quotes
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When a gift is difficult to give away, it becomes even more rare and precious, somehow gathering a part of the giver to the gift itself.
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When I came out of drama school, I was in a shared house in Sydney.
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I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.'
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My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.
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Fine-tuning a play like 'Uncle Vanya,' which is already well-known to the people playing it, is not so much a verbal exercise as it is a visceral one.
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I have a very healthy relationship to my work, and I find that if a scene is working, no matter how intense it is, you have the catharsis on screen, and you can let it go. I think it's, if at the end of the day you feel like you haven't cracked it, that's when you go home and it's more difficult to switch off.
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If you only exercise your soloist muscles, the other muscles quickly atrophy.
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I'm a much healthier person through my relationship with my husband. I've become a more fulfilled person - it's a great partnership.
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Inhibition is something I notice in hamstrung actors all the time. They can be wonderful up to a point and then become very self-conscious.
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I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.
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You know you've made it when you've been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually.
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People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.
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I'm constantly humbled.
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I care about climate change because of our children. I want to safeguard their future.
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Louise Frogley is a brilliant designer. I always find her wardrobe fittings really informative and creative. Together, you kick images and ideas around.
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I never feel particularly comfortable holding a gun, but when you're playing somebody who lived in the frontier southwest, guns are a part of their life. Anyone who lives on land has a gun.
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Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them?
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I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?
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You know, you do have a self-awareness as an actor.
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I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer.
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My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.
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I've an enormous respect for my mother who at the age of 39 raised three children, and I grew up with my grandmother in the household. And so it was a really strong household of women - my poor brother! It was great growing up with so many generations of women.
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I think it's so easy to be judgmental of other people's decisions.
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When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.