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I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 14
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Television Producer
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Melbourne
Australia
Catherine Élise Blanchett
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