After a run of several night events, you begin to appreciate the solitude and the quiet backstage.
Cate BlanchettSomeone might have a germ of talent, but 90 percent of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. ... Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration.
Cate BlanchettCulture civilizes us, and that's why every single despotic regime has tried to smash [the arts].
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 Blanchett