Becoming artistic directors is an enormous responsibility and not one that we take lightly.
Cate BlanchettAn actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'
Cate BlanchettWhat 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 BlanchettWhen youโve had children, your body changes; thereโs history to it. I like the evolution of that history; Iโm fortunate to be with somebody who likes the evolution of that history. I think itโs important to not eradicate it. I look at someoneโs face and I see the work before I see the person... Youโre certainly not staving off the inevitable. And if youโre doing it out of fear, that fearโs still going to be seen through your eyes. The windows to your soul, they say.
Cate BlanchettPeople talk about the golden age of Hollywood because of how women were lit then. You could be Joan Crawford and Bette Davis and work well into your 50s, because you were lit and made into a goddess. Now, with everything being sort of gritty, women have this sense of their use-by date.
Cate Blanchett