What happens a lot in film, though not so much in the theatre, is that you get stroked and sort of massaged,… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
For 'Blue Jasmine,' I made a decision not to wear any make up in the last shot of the film, as I… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I tend to use really basic creams, and I like to put an oil on, like an emu oil from Australia. It's… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
When you're stretching yourself, as a role like 'Blue Jasmine' did for me, you risk falling flat on your face. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
There's many things that you can do with your life. It doesn't necessarily - I think if you're in a creative sphere,… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Fine-tuning a play like 'Uncle Vanya,' which is already well-known to the people playing it, is not so much a verbal exercise… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I think that the benefit of playing someone like Queen Elizabeth is that so much has been written about her, and there's… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
When I see daughters with their fathers I wonder what that would be like, although not in a way that immobilises me. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I don't like to reduce a role to fit me. The challenge to me is to expand to it. Sometimes it works,… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I have a very healthy relationship to my work, and I find that if a scene is working, no matter how intense… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I had never done anything with blue screen before, or prosthetics, or anything like that. Lord of the Rings was like stepping into a… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
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… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Every single pore - not on the men, but on the women - is scrutinized, so I am really grateful that I feel very… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
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… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Obviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
