Cate Blanchett Quotes
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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
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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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Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
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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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When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film.
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Passion is a quality I admire in a woman.
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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.
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Because the picture is called 'Veronica Guerin,' you expect a biopic. But it's really about the last two years of her life.
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Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form.
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My husband keeps me really honest.
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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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Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.
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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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There's very little reason in politics these days.
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The more you can remove the obstacles between you and the world as a woman, the easier and simpler life becomes.
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The power of the story sheds a light and great perspective on well known facts. The power of cinema draws on that collective history.
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I've been pretty lucky in the leading men department.
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Playing the lead in a film where you shoot for three months away from home is not an easy thing for me when my children are in school and my husband is running a theatre company.
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After two kids, I hit the pillow and go straight to sleep.
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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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I am happiest when I don't know what's coming next.
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Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them.
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Before I made a film, I thought it was easy.
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I think that's what I love about my life. There's no maniacal master plan. It's just unfolding before me.