Cate Blanchett Time Quotations

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.

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

I cook a mean Sunday lunch. My idea of Heaven is a lunch outside on a beautifully sunny Sunday afternoon. It's the time to gather everyone together.

Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form.

It took me a long time to get comfortable with the idea of being photographed by a moving or still camera.

Inhibition is something I notice in hamstrung actors all the time. They can be wonderful up to a point and then become very self-conscious.