Cate Blanchett

I love dressing up, although that doesn't mean necessarily on the school run. ”

I think marriage is all about timing. ”

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers. ”

There's many things that you can do with your life. It doesn't necessarily - I think if you're in a creative sphere, or if you're hungry for experience, then those experiences don't necessarily happen like rungs of a ladder or in a linear way. ”

There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to. ”

Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front of you - you're being invited to believe in a story and cross that bridge. ”

A lot of people are frightened by old age - by being around people who are, basically, on their way out - but I'm fascinated by it. It's an amazing thing to be around someone who has had a life well lived. ”

I think that's what I love about my life. There's no maniacal master plan. It's just unfolding before me. ”

Because the picture is called 'Veronica Guerin,' you expect a biopic. But it's really about the last two years of her life. ”

People had always vaguely mentioned that when you have children, how part of your life would stop. But they don't say that some other extraordinary part of your life opens up. ”