Cate Blanchett Quotations | Page 3

I saw the first 'How to Train Your Dragon' film with my children, and I found it utterly exhilarating.

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

I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.

I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer.

I'm either sitting very still or running very fast.

When my husband turned 40, I was obsessed. 'Has he had his medical checkup?' He needed to go to the doctor; he needed to go to the dentist. Any little cough, I was really on him. Then he turned 40, and I thought, 'Maybe that's why I've been so obsessed with his health!'

I never feel particularly comfortable holding a gun, but when you're playing somebody who lived in the frontier southwest, guns are a part of their life. Anyone who lives on land has a gun.

I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a director to tell me I'm doing a good job or that I'm great. I don't need to be stroked. It's more my own yardstick.

I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.'

Who would want a face that hasn't seen or lived properly, hasn't got any wrinkles that come with age, experience and laughter? Not me, anyway.