Cate Blanchett quotes

“My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.'”

— Cate Blanchett

“If you only exercise your soloist muscles, the other muscles quickly atrophy.”

— Cate Blanchett

“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

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

— Cate Blanchett

“Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.”

— Cate Blanchett

“When I see daughters with their fathers I wonder what that would be like, although not in a way that immobilises me.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?”

— Cate Blanchett

“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

“I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have.”

— Cate Blanchett

“There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.”

— Cate Blanchett

“My husband keeps me really honest.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.”

— Cate Blanchett

“There is not a lot of separation between work and home life.”

— Cate Blanchett

“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

“Being on stage a lot is quite physical.”

— Cate Blanchett

“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 I possibly could.”

— Cate Blanchett

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

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm not well read.”

— Cate Blanchett

“My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.”

— Cate Blanchett

“The word 'circumnavigate' is quite a beautiful word.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I think at the prospect of bringing children into the world, your mortality comes very much to the forefront, absolutely.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm incredibly lucky that my profession allows me to be where I choose, really.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm not particularly interested in playing characters that think the way I do.”

— 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

“I'm really lazy!”

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm very fast.”

— Cate Blanchett

“I'm very old fashioned.”

— Cate Blanchett