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Who is Cate Blanchett?
She's just won yet another International award, a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Bob Dylan at the 'not quite Golden Globes' held in Hollywood, to add to the Oscar she won for the Aviator and the several other nomimations she's received in her career. Her roles have varied greatly, from the theatrical account of Elizabeth to the fantasy world of The Lord of the Rings, but this is one of the many reasons why Hollywood has welcomed her as an A-list star ... her versatility as an actress.
To watch an interview with Cate Blanchett, you'd almost forget she's famous ... no wait, uber-famous. The down to earth star has never lost her roots, scoffing at the rediculousness of stars who share their private lives with the press then complain at the consequences. She isn't afraid to speak out, even if her words aren't popular.
She's chatted with late night talk show hosts, on breakfast radio, at charity events, for animal rights groups and anywhere else her presence can make a difference. We've no doubt Cate will go down in history as one of Australia's most successful Actresses, alongside Nicole Kidman and Miranda Kerr.
Cate Blanchett Quotes
When asked if she has ever appeared in Neighbours she replied "Absolutely not. I'm an actress."
There's this sense that of course you want to be famous. When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.
On the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy" "I had never done anything with blue screen before, or prosthetics, or anything like that. "Lord of the Rings" was like stepping into a videogame for me. It was another world completely. But, to be honest, I basically did it so that I could have the ears. I thought they would really work with my bare head."
On her disgust of how so many of her Hollywood peers have succumbed to using face-paralyzing Botox: "It's not just women on film, 18-year-old girls feel pressure to do preventative injecting. I see someone's face, someone's body who'd had children and I think they're the song lines of your experience, and why would you want to eradicate that? I look at people sort of entombing themselves and all you see is their little pin holes of terror... and you think, just live your life, death is not going to be any easier just because your face can't move."
"If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state."
It's part of my job. You can't play Veronica Guerin [puts on heavy Strine] sounding like this. It just wouldn't wash. But what I find fascinating about doing an accent - unless it's a farce - is that it's not slapped on. [on doing many accents]
