About Cate Blanchett:
Catherine Élise is an Australian actress. She has received critical acclaim and many accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Awards. Blanchett has been awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society by the Australian government. She was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012. In 2014, she was presented with a Doctor of Letters by Macquarie University in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the arts, philanthropy and the community, her third honorary degree from major Australian institutions.
My father died when I was young, and after he did, my mother had it tough. Very tough.
Cate BlanchettParticularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.
Cate BlanchettObviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it.
Cate BlanchettOnce you get an offer from Steven Soderbergh, you just do anything you can to make it fit.
Cate BlanchettThere is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother.
Cate BlanchettYou have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.
Cate Blanchett