Cate Blanchett Quotes
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Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
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Marriage is a risk; I think it's a great and glorious risk, as long as you embark on the adventure in the same spirit.
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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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Men are boys for such a long time and really don't start getting the great roles until they're in their mid-thirties. But then they've got a long time to do them, whereas for women, it's all about playing younger and younger and younger.
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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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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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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
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Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian.
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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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When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film.
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You don't ever really get to know Woody Allen.
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I've been pretty lucky in the leading men department.
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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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We keep making the same mistakes as a species, and you can usually draw it back to the fact that we are all terrified of dying. We also all think that we are going to escape it until we get to 65!
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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 admire the work of brilliant actresses such as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren, who have had such varied careers. They have never stopped working, and they are as great today as they ever were.
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I believe that a creative career is only as good as the risks that you take with it.
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There is not a lot of separation between work and home life.
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There is so much talent in Australia.
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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 grew up listening to music and going to the theatre.
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The word 'circumnavigate' is quite a beautiful word.
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Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.
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What I think of as a mistake might be something that does really well at the box office, so I'm my own harshest critic - as we all are, really.