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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.

Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 14
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Stage Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Melbourne
Australia
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