Cate Blanchett Quotes

Australian - Actress Born: May 14, 1969

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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

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

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, Think, End, You, Present, Say

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

Me, You, Laundry, Own, Will, Honest

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, Perspective, Well

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

Holiday, Look, Forward, Year, Season

It was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career. Cate Blanchett

Power, People, Acting, Career, Move, How

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

I am happiest when I don't know what's coming next. Cate Blanchett

I Am, Know, Happiest, Next, Coming, Am

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, Amazing, Old Age, People, Way

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If you only exercise your soloist muscles, the other muscles quickly atrophy. Cate Blanchett

Exercise, You, Only, Muscles, Your

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

You, Know, Going, Fail, Then

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

Fear, People, Australia, Say, Nothing

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

Mind, City, Relax, Australia, Try, Go

Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating? Cate Blanchett

Work, Love, You, Find, Really, Actually

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, Value, World, Process

Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them. Cate Blanchett

Racism, Eye, Violence, Blind, Bad, Turn

I applaud Women in Film - not only for celebrating the successes of women, but for providing a safety network to mentor women and to discuss the particular issues that arise in a very male-dominated industry. Cate Blanchett

Women, Safety, Mentor, Film, Only, Very

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame. Cate Blanchett

Fame, You, Want, Audience, Different

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

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

Women, Money, People, World, Want, See

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

Blue, Yourself, Face, Me, You, Risk

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

Small, Australia, Film, Industry, Where

I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer. Cate Blanchett

Day, Night, Mask, Like, Heavy, Mascara

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

Love, Music, Great, People, Think

I'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand sleep deprivation on a profound level. Cate Blanchett

Sleep, Understand, Two, Always, Without

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