Cate Blanchett

When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film. ”

I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me. ”

I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure. ”

It's important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you've got more to feed back into your work. For me, it's a natural thing. ”

There are certain people who prize celebrity over substance. That makes the media world go round. The media needs those people to exist. ”

I want to see a connected and progressive future for Australia, where we harness our greatest natural resources: sun, wind, and brain power. ”

I think the atmosphere on set really comes from the material, but also the director. ”

My husband went through a phase of giving me vacuum cleaners, sewing machines and Mixmasters. It's ironic. He is encouraging me to develop a hobby, I think. ”