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title: "6 Actress Quotes By Cate Blanchett"
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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-m-not-sure-if-i-want-to-direct-a-film-but-certainly-as-an-actress-i/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/cate-blanchett-864_actress_i-m-not-sure-if-i-want-to-direct-a-film_563701.jpg)

> [I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-don-t-feel-like-now-i-m-a-great-actress/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/cate-blanchett-864_actress_i-don-t-feel-like-now-i-m-a-great-actres_667844.jpg)

> [I don't think it's more difficult for actors to have a good marriage than anyone. I think, in the end, a really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-don-t-think-it-s-more-difficult-for-actors-to-have-a-good-marriage/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/cate-blanchett-864_actor_i-don-t-think-it-s-more-difficult-for-ac_1732036.jpg)

> [An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/an-actress-once-advised-me-make-sure-you-do-your-own-laundry-it-will/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/cate-blanchett-864_actresses_an-actress-once-advised-me-make-sure-you_2137619.jpg)

> [I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-want-to-be-able-to-follow-the-example-of-those-extraordinary/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/cate-blanchett-864_able_i-want-to-be-able-to-follow-the-example_2914021.jpg)

> [I admire the work of brilliant actresses such as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren, who have had such varied careers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-admire-the-work-of-brilliant-actresses-such-as-judi-dench-maggie/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/cate-blanchett-864_actress_i-admire-the-work-of-brilliant-actresses_3168908.jpg)

## Other authors on Actress

## More by Cate Blanchett

> [In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/in-the-current-climate-things-that-are-true-brave-human-stories/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I had never done anything with blue screen before, or prosthetics, or anything like that. Lord of the Rings was like stepping into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-had-never-done-anything-with-blue-screen-before-or-prosthetics-or/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I think if you're too embroiled in the need to relate too closely to the character, then you start to judge the character for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-think-if-you-re-too-embroiled-in-the-need-to-relate-too-closely-to/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [Every single pore - not on the men, but on the women - is scrutinized, so I am really grateful that I feel very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/every-single-pore-not-on-the-men-but-on-the-women-is-scrutinized-so-i/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/conservatism-is-affecting-the-way-women-perceive-who-they-are-in-the/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/there-is-a-societal-cost-of-increased-pollution-and-that-s-what-i-m/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/if-you-know-you-are-going-to-fail-then-fail-gloriously/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-went-through-a-mod-and-goth-phase-when-i-decided-that-i-wouldn-t/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [See the opportunity in the misstep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/see-the-opportunity-in-the-misstep/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-think-pilates-is-great-especially-when-you-can-do-it-with-a-trainer/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-m-partial-to-a-nice-cup-of-vodka-i-normally-just-drink-it-really/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [Obviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/obviously-if-woody-allen-calls-and-says-he-wants-you-to-read-a-script/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [Everyone gets obsessed with anti-aging but I'd rather look as good as I can at the age I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/everyone-gets-obsessed-with-anti-aging-but-i-d-rather-look-as-good-as/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [Australia is a remarkable country with incredible technical and physical resources and a capacity to be a world leader in renewables.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/australia-is-a-remarkable-country-with-incredible-technical-and/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

> [I often have a few scents depending on if I'm playing a character. The character may be wearing a scent that perhaps I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/i-often-have-a-few-scents-depending-on-if-i-m-playing-a-character-the/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

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