Film just chews up actors like nobody's business, and I'm not particularly interested in being chewed up. I think the camera can only look at somebody's face for so long. I guess you have to accept the roles you think are right at the time. You can build a career, but these days there doesn't seem to be that much interest in people being actors.
Cate BlanchettMy dreams tend to be like dog dreams. I'm usually so tired that I hardly dream at all. In a way, I do think that the zone one performs in - without getting too ooga-booga about it - it's like that moment when you wake up in the morning and you're emerging from a dream state but you're not quite up. Where are you? Can you hear the birds? Or is that the traffic? It's that zone in which I perform. Itโs like one foot in reality and one foot in a dream state. I spend most of my life in that state!
Cate BlanchettIt was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career.
Cate BlanchettPeople love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.
Cate BlanchettI think we should stop drinking bottled water. There's no need to be drinking it if you're living in western communities.
Cate BlanchettFilm just chews up actors like nobody's business, and I'm not particularly interested in being chewed up. I think the camera can only look at somebody's face for so long. I guess you have to accept the roles you think are right at the time. You can build a career, but these days there doesn't seem to be that much interest in people being actors.
Cate Blanchett