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You can't really watch a theater performance by yourself. You can watch a movie by yourself, though.
Cate Blanchett
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Cate Blanchett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 14
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There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
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The notion of fate and destiny is a very Greek concept. Working in the theater you do think a lot about that, because as a storyteller you do think, 'At what point was this always going to happen and what part have I got a hand in being able to change things?'
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What I love about the theater is that you know who you're acting for: your audience. And the thing I find really hard in film is, you don't. The audience is invisible. And we're sitting there, hoping there's other people out there.
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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.
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To record something on your iPhone to be watched later, that's like the opposite of theater. The joy of being there is experiencing it with other people. It doesn't translate onto your phone. It's about being present.
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I'm not interested in saying what people should and shouldn't do. It depends on how people feel about themselves. I suppose personally if you do anything out of fear or to mask who you are, then that's a bit scary. You've got to work with what you got.
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We have to band together, but the thing in America is that people are terrified of losing their jobs... Maybe California needs to secede. The only thing that'll make any difference is the money... Tax dollars and losing that amount of money. It's one of the most economically powerful states, isn't it? That's where it hurts.
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There's a lot of anti-Semitism, and it's not just against the Jewish.
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The less one can think about oneself, the more interesting and attractive one becomes.
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I do tend to move on anyway. This is a part of my life, but it doesn't rule my life.
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There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind.
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I think the terrifying thing is you see all these people who go to the same cosmetic surgeon, and they end up, after a while, looking like everyone.
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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.
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Sometimes I think it's so good not to win those things. And, anyway, who wants to peak when they're 28?
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Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating?
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If you over plan New Year's Eve it's going to be a disaster so you have to be alive to changes.
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I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?
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