Cate Blanchett Quotes
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I have the embarrassing thing where often if you're watching a film, you kind of go through the emotions and the thought stages that your character went through, but you sort of do it with Tourette's. So I end up often crying when I'm crying, and looking angry when I'm looking angry, so it's pretty ugly.
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I tend to use really basic creams, and I like to put an oil on, like an emu oil from Australia. It's from the emu, and it's really nourishing. I prefer an oil to a cream.
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When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it.
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In every war, there's looting.
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I would really have liked to have gone to Broadway with 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' I was proud of that.
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I haven't got many anecdotes. Maybe I should do something scandalous.
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I am happiest when I don't know what's coming next.
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When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all hearing the same thing. It's about being in a crowd. If you go to a gig and there are two people there, then it's not the same thing.
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I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism; I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.
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I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
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I think the only thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to, whatever I did, I wanted to travel with my work, an adventurous spirit.
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Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
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After two kids, I hit the pillow and go straight to sleep.
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The Oscar is very beautiful, utterly mesmeric, but I don't feel any more important because I have won one. It doesn't mean I'm any better than anyone.
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My husband went through a phase of giving me vacuum cleaners, sewing machines and Mixmasters. It's ironic. He is encouraging me to develop a hobby, I think.
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I love 'Annie Hall,' but then I adore 'Hannah and Her Sisters.' Dianne Wiest is amazing in 'Bullets Over Broadway,' but her in 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' I absolutely loved it.
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I'm one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset.
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My husband keeps me really honest.
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It's not the normal way to look at things but I experienced death at a really young age and because of that it's been part of my mental landscape that death is really very possible.
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There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind.
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I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction.
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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.
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You have to know how to evolve with age without trying to hang on to your younger image of yourself from the past.