Quotes

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

“Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them?” Cate Blanchett

“Being on stage a lot is quite physical.” Cate Blanchett

“I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand sleep deprivation on a profound level.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm not well read.” Cate Blanchett

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

“My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.” Cate Blanchett

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

“I think at the prospect of bringing children into the world, your mortality comes very much to the forefront, absolutely.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm incredibly lucky that my profession allows me to be where I choose, really.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm not particularly interested in playing characters that think the way I do.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm really lazy!” Cate Blanchett

“I'm very fast.” Cate Blanchett

“I'm very old fashioned.” Cate Blanchett

“Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.” Cate Blanchett

“The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different.” Cate Blanchett

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

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

“When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.” Cate Blanchett

“You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.” Cate Blanchett

“You can't really achieve anything in three years.” Cate Blanchett

“I discovered early on that some performers live their life in order to act, so all their relationships are simply an experience that they can feed back into their work. Which I find vampiric.” Cate Blanchett

“I've an enormous respect for my mother who at the age of 39 raised three children, and I grew up with my grandmother in the household. And so it was a really strong household of women - my poor brother! It was great growing up with so many generations of women.” Cate Blanchett

“Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that. I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.” Evangeline Lilly

“My heart is in helping people and in the less materialistic side of things, but there's the side of me that's more polished.” Evangeline Lilly

“I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.” Evangeline Lilly

“In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth.” Evangeline Lilly

“I think I'm not always what I seem. Most people, when they get to know me, say, 'You know, when I first met you...' People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.” Evangeline Lilly