I think when something is apolitical and it gets politicised, then it's incredibly disappointing. Cate Blanchett More Quotes by Cate Blanchett More Quotes From Cate Blanchett What I love about the theater is that you know who you're acting for: your audience. And the thing I find really hard in film is, you don't. The audience is invisible. And we're sitting there, hoping there's other people out there. Cate Blanchett actingsittingpeople I think the terrifying thing is you see all these people who go to the same cosmetic surgeon, and they end up, after a while, looking like everyone. Cate Blanchett cosmeticspeoplethinking I think we should stop drinking bottled water. There's no need to be drinking it if you're living in western communities. The other thing I would suggest - and I feel it particularly here in Australia, because we have very severe drought - is to be aware of how much you're actually consuming. Right now, it's very rainy, but that doesn't mean we can drink all the water we want. Conserving and constantly thinking, "how much do I really need?" should definitely be part of our vocabulary. Cate Blanchett drinkingmeanthinking If you know why someone is doing what they're doing, why they're behaving the way they are, then that's your job to reveal that, and often that's situational. The storytelling does that, and then some of it's your job as an actor to make that subtext come to life. Cate Blanchett actorsdoejobs I was quite shocked at the tone I took and the judgements I had of the relationship that she embarked on, you know, sex with a minor. But it's the stuff of great drama. Cate Blanchett judgementdramasex I think often women can feel isolated and feel like they get into a rut and don't quite know how to get out of it. Cate Blanchett rutsfeelsthinking Onscreen, babies and animals are my inspiration. They're so alive and there and not messed up in the head the way I am. Cate Blanchett inspirationanimalbaby To record something on your iPhone to be watched later, that's like the opposite of theater. The joy of being there is experiencing it with other people. It doesn't translate onto your phone. It's about being present. Cate Blanchett iphonephonesopposites The emoji still doesn't really speak to the complexity that actually - or the subtext that goes on between when people actually speak face-to-face. Cate Blanchett goes-onfacespeople 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 motivationcareersmoving I believe that a creative career is only as good as the risks that you take with it. Cate Blanchett careerscreativebelieve What you're trying to do as an actor is somehow trick yourself into believing that these words have never been said, and so you've got to discover them for the first time. Cate Blanchett actorstryingbelieve I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got. Cate Blanchett do-the-bestagetrying 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 actingeyeracism I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track. Cate Blanchett pilatestrackthinking We change people's lives, at the risk of our own. We change countries, governments, history, gravity. After gravity, culture is the thing that holds humanity in place, in an otherwise constantly shifting and, let's face it, tiny outcrop in the middle of an infinity of nowhere. Cate Blanchett governmentcountrypeople I remember when I was 26. My father died when I was young and my mother didn't have a lot of money, so I thought, 'I want to own a flat by the time I'm 26.' So I worked towards that, literally trying to scrimp and save. But sometimes those plans don't go as you expect. Cate Blanchett mothertryingfather There is not a lot of separation between work and home life. Cate Blanchett home-lifeseparationhome Perhaps being a parent has changed career more in that you ask yourself how long you'll be away from home. My eldest child is approaching school age so that becomes more important. They're less portable. Cate Blanchett homechildrenschool To become a painter or a sculptor or a graphic designer is quite an isolated way to spend your life. Cate Blanchett painterdesignerway
