Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front of you – you’re being invited to believe in a story and cross that bridge. – Cate Blanchett
The more you can remove the obstacles between you and the world as a woman, the easier and simpler life becomes. – Cate Blanchett
I miss Brighton enormously, enormously. There is so much I miss, including rain. I miss the verdant countryside. – Cate Blanchett
Australia is a remarkable country with incredible technical and physical resources and a capacity to be a world leader in renewables. – Cate Blanchett
I think when I was pregnant with my first child – he’s about 10 or 11 now – I first noticed changes in my skin, which can make you panic a bit. I had a bit of melasma. – Cate Blanchett
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 bad,’ but at home, it’s different. It’s inside you. – Cate Blanchett
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
I have a very healthy relationship to my work, and I find that if a scene is working, no matter how intense it is, you have the catharsis on screen, and you can let it go. I think it’s, if at the end of the day you feel like you haven’t cracked it, that’s when you go home and it’s more difficult to switch off. – Cate Blanchett
Suddenly, my friend’s daughters are becoming my best friends. I have so many 12-year-old girlfriends. – Cate Blanchett
I’m not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn’t do, but I know what works for me. – Cate Blanchett
When you’re stretching yourself, as a role like ‘Blue Jasmine’ did for me, you risk falling flat on your face. – Cate Blanchett
People assume actors are born liars, but I’d argue the actor’s job is to tell the truth. And I’ve realised I’m not a good liar. – Cate Blanchett
Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences – they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people. – Cate Blanchett
There are certain people who prize celebrity over substance. That makes the media world go round. The media needs those people to exist. – Cate Blanchett
It’s not the normal way to look at things but I experienced death at a really young age and because of that it’s been part of my mental landscape that death is really very possible. – Cate Blanchett
When you’re a performer, of course you want an audience, but it’s very, very different from courting fame. – Cate Blanchett
There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that’s what I’m passionate about as a mother. – Cate Blanchett