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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.
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I think at the prospect of bringing children into the world, your mortality comes very much to the forefront, absolutely.
Cate Blanchett
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For me, I think the bigger something is, the more difficult it is to make it nimble and fleet afoot.
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We've enshrined the purity, sanctity, value, and importance of bringing children into the world, yet we don't discuss death. There used to be an enshrined period where mourning was a necessary part of going through the process of grieving; death wasn't considered morbid or antisocial. But that's totally gone.
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Before I made a film, I thought it was easy.
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I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought is: 'Oh God, I've peaked.'
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Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.
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Happiness is fleeting - I think that's the main lesson I have learned.
Cate Blanchett
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When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.
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In every war, there's looting.
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Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world.
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Believe it or not, I'm pretty good at just doing nothing.
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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
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Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.
Cate Blanchett
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I've known the panic of financial struggle. I didn't grow up with money at all, and my family has certainly known the panic of, 'Oh, gosh, where's the next bit of money coming from?'
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People had always vaguely mentioned that when you have children, how part of your life would stop. But they don't say that some other extraordinary part of your life opens up.
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I think marriage is all about timing.
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All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change.
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Every director works differently.
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My father died when I was young, and after he did, my mother had it tough. Very tough.
Cate Blanchett
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I think there is a long exploration in American drama of women in particular who, by force of circumstances or because they are predisposed to, choose fantasy over reality.
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I'm very fast.
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If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
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I think when I was pregnant with my first child - he's about 10 or 11 now - I first noticed changes in my skin, which can make you panic a bit. I had a bit of melasma.
Cate Blanchett