We're growing up with a very illiterate bunch of children who have somehow been taught that film is fact when, in fact, it's invention. Hopefully, an historical film will inspire people to go and read about the history but in the end it is a work of fiction and selection. As for the armour itself, no it wasn't particularly comfortable.
Cate BlanchettYou know you've made it when you've been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually.
Cate BlanchettAt the moment there are 1 in 8 people who have no access to clear drinking water, about a billion people worldwide, which can make you feel quite overwhelmed.
Cate BlanchettThe 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 BlanchettI'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand sleep deprivation on a profound level.
Cate BlanchettYou do get scrutinized in the digital age. You know they're zooming in on every pore, which you've got to forget about.
Cate BlanchettWhat I find interesting is this ricochet effect, that the audience perceives the work and then does something with it, throws it back to the world, and there's an ongoing interaction between work and audience, which doesn't belong to the artist anymore - from the moment you release it, it doesn't belong to anybody.
Cate Blanchett