Cate Blanchett Quotes

Australian - Actress Born: May 14, 1969

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If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister. That's what intimacy is, if you're with your soulmate. Cate Blanchett

Age, Sister, Brother, Colleagues, You

I look forward to the holiday season every year. Cate Blanchett

Holiday, Year, Look, Season, Forward

People who say, 'There's nothing to fear from spiders' have clearly never been to Australia. Cate Blanchett

Fear, People, Australia, Say, Never, Who

The power of the story sheds a light and great perspective on well known facts. The power of cinema draws on that collective history. Cate Blanchett

History, Light, Power, Great, Story

If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously. Cate Blanchett

You, Know, Fail, Going, Then

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character. Cate Blanchett

Character, End, Think, Present, You, Say

When a gift is difficult to give away, it becomes even more rare and precious, somehow gathering a part of the giver to the gift itself. Cate Blanchett

Gift, Gathering, Difficult, Precious

A lot of people are frightened by old age - by being around people who are, basically, on their way out - but I'm fascinated by it. It's an amazing thing to be around someone who has had a life well lived. Cate Blanchett

Life, Age, People, Old Age, Amazing, Way

It's important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you've got more to feed back into your work. For me, it's a natural thing. Cate Blanchett

Work, Travel, Me, Important, You, Back

We've enshrined the purity, sanctity, value, and importance of bringing children into the world, yet we don't discuss death. There used to be an enshrined period where mourning was a necessary part of going through the process of grieving; death wasn't considered morbid or antisocial. But that's totally gone. Cate Blanchett

Children, Death, World, Value, Process

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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. Cate Blanchett

Life, Woman, World, Obstacles, You, More

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers. Cate Blanchett

Love, Music, Great, People, Think

All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change. Cate Blanchett

Change, Future, Face, Climate Change

There are very few issues that lie specifically in one region now. Polio in Syria doesn't affect Syria alone. I don't think any issue can ever be isolated into local politics these days, because we all know too much. Cate Blanchett

Alone, Lie, Politics, Think, Know, Now

I'm constantly humbled. Cate Blanchett

Humbled, Constantly

After two kids, I hit the pillow and go straight to sleep. Cate Blanchett

Sleep, Two, Go, Pillow, Hit, Straight

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.' Cate Blanchett

Me, You, Laundry, Will, Own, Honest

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state. Cate Blanchett

Life, Great, Disappointment, Chance, Way

I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan on Monday. Cate Blanchett

Age, Monday, Start, Think, Friday

I think I just want to garden - or kill some plants, in my case. Cate Blanchett

Plants, Think, Garden, Want, Just, Case

I'm from Australia, where the film industry is potent but small. Cate Blanchett

Small, Australia, Film, Film Industry

There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind. Cate Blanchett

Relax, City, Mind, Australia, Places, Go

When you're stretching yourself, as a role like 'Blue Jasmine' did for me, you risk falling flat on your face. Cate Blanchett

Yourself, Blue, Me, Face, You, Risk

Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them? Cate Blanchett

Life, Work, Good, Yourself, Good Work

I cook a mean Sunday lunch. My idea of Heaven is a lunch outside on a beautifully sunny Sunday afternoon. It's the time to gather everyone together. Cate Blanchett

Time, Together, Lunch, Sunday, Heaven

I want to see a connected and progressive future for Australia, where we harness our greatest natural resources: sun, wind, and brain power. Cate Blanchett

Future, Power, Sun, Wind, Brain, Want

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