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One of my favorite moments is onstage, when you see a dancer leap, and you think they're flying, and then they fall. It's that moment of suspension that you look for, and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't.

Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 14
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Melbourne
Australia
Catherine Élise Blanchett
Catherine Elise Blanchett
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