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198 Notable Quotes By Cate Blanchett That Give A Glimpse Into Her Beautiful Mind

Famous As: One of the Finest and Most Versatile Actresses of Her Generation
Born On: May 14, 1969
Born In: Ivanhoe, Australia
Age: 54 Years

Australian actress Catherine Elise Blanchett wanted to become an architect; instead she became an actress. A self-confessed ‘part extrovert and part wallflower’ in her childhood, she worked in a nursing home, studied economics and fine arts in Melbourne, played the role of American cheerleader in Egypt, before joining the show business. Now resettled in Australia, the award-winning star is also known as an established theatre director. In her interviews, she had offers a glimpse into her thoughts, talking about her life, her beauty routine, her likes and dislikes.  Through her quotes, we also come to know what she thinks about aging, feminism, refugee problems etc.  

I'm so misunderstood!

I'm so misunderstood!

Cate Blanchett
Every director works differently.

Every director works differently.

Cate Blanchett
My husband keeps me really honest.

My husband keeps me really honest.

Cate Blanchett
I'm scared of actors with a scheme.

I'm scared of actors with a scheme.

Cate Blanchett
See the opportunity in the misstep.

See the opportunity in the misstep.

Cate Blanchett
Being on stage a lot is quite physical.

Being on stage a lot is quite physical.

Cate Blanchett
You learn an enormous lot through failure.

You learn an enormous lot through failure.

Cate Blanchett
Wouldn't it be nice if the internet blew up?

Wouldn't it be nice if the internet blew up?

Cate Blanchett
Lazy thinking is not creative or productive.

Lazy thinking is not creative or productive.

Cate Blanchett
I'm not focused on what other people think of me.

I'm not focused on what other people think of me.

Cate Blanchett
The word 'circumnavigate' is quite a beautiful word.

The word 'circumnavigate' is quite a beautiful word.

Cate Blanchett
Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

Cate Blanchett
I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

Cate Blanchett
Look, I live in the modern world as much as anyone else.

Look, I live in the modern world as much as anyone else.

Cate Blanchett
There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.

There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.

Cate Blanchett
If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.

If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.

Cate Blanchett
If I'm not good at acting, I'm not good at anything else.

If I'm not good at acting, I'm not good at anything else.

Cate Blanchett
I'm one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset.

I'm one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset.

Cate Blanchett
I don't tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth.

I don't tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth.

Cate Blanchett
I'm a horrible person. And it's just coming out in my work.

I'm a horrible person. And it's just coming out in my work.

Cate Blanchett
I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative.

I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative.

Cate Blanchett
I think most beauty tips that work and last are kind of old.

I think most beauty tips that work and last are kind of old.

Cate Blanchett
There is not a lot of separation between work and home life.

There is not a lot of separation between work and home life.

Cate Blanchett
Well, I've never looked upon myself as being a beauty, per se.

Well, I've never looked upon myself as being a beauty, per se.

Cate Blanchett
My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.

My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.

Cate Blanchett
When I have my moments of insomnia, youll find me on style.com.

When I have my moments of insomnia, youll find me on style.com.

Cate Blanchett
You can only desire something that you've already had in your life.

You can only desire something that you've already had in your life.

Cate Blanchett
There's a lot of anti-Semitism, and it's not just against the Jewish.

There's a lot of anti-Semitism, and it's not just against the Jewish.

Cate Blanchett
I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got.

I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got.

Cate Blanchett
When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it.

When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it.

Cate Blanchett