Explore Quotes by Cate Blanchett

Men are boys for such a long time and really don't start getting the great roles until they're in their mid-thirties. But then they've got a long time to do them, whereas for women, it's all about playing younger and younger and younger.

I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.

What happens a lot in film, though not so much in the theatre, is that you get stroked and sort of massaged, like a little guinea pig.

I remember thinking, when I was playing Hedda Gabler, that several sequences of the play were utterly absurd.

I think there is a long exploration in American drama of women in particular who, by force of circumstances or because they are predisposed to, choose fantasy over reality.

Passion is a quality I admire in a woman.

I think when I was pregnant with my first child - he's about 10 or 11 now - I first noticed changes in my skin, which can make you panic a bit. I had a bit of melasma.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

I think about my father and how sad it was that he never had grandchildren.

I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'

I'm incredibly fortunate to have met the intelligent, generous, risk-taking, stimulating man to whom I am married. He's really amazing.

When you're stretching yourself, as a role like 'Blue Jasmine' did for me, you risk falling flat on your face.

I grew up listening to music and going to the theatre.

Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.

When anyone plays a mother on film, there is a whole raft of judgment in that a mother is a particular archetype or that every mother is the same. That's complete rubbish.

Louise Frogley is a brilliant designer. I always find her wardrobe fittings really informative and creative. Together, you kick images and ideas around.

Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian.

Australia is a remarkable country with incredible technical and physical resources and a capacity to be a world leader in renewables.

I think marriage is all about timing.

There is so much talent in Australia.