I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
The Oscar is very beautiful, utterly mesmeric, but I don't feel any more important because I have won one. It doesn't mean… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
The more you can remove the obstacles between you and the world as a woman, the easier and simpler life becomes. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I'm a much healthier person through my relationship with my husband. I've become a more fulfilled person - it's a great partnership. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a director to tell me I'm doing a good… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Before having children, I think I probably approached work very differently, and you become much more economical and pragmatic about your relationship… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I don't think it's more difficult for actors to have a good marriage than anyone. I think, in the end, a really… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I think the more you do as an actor, the more facility you have to switch on and off. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
When a gift is difficult to give away, it becomes even more rare and precious, somehow gathering a part of the giver… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
You're always more critical of your own country. People will talk about stuff in Britain, and I'll go: 'Aw, it's not that… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I suppose the more established one gets, you have what's called a reputation, and so you want to protect that and preserve… — 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
