Cate Blanchett Quotes & Sayings

“If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister. That's what intimacy is, if you're with your soulmate.”

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

“When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.”

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

“When I have my moments of insomnia, you'll find me on style.com.”

“Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.”

“You 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.”

“An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'”

“It was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career.”

“If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.”