Cate Blanchett - Actors Quotes

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For me, the roles are the secondary part of the whole process to me strangely. It's about who you're being directed by and who the other actors are. Whenever I read a script, I think, 'wow, that's a great story,' and invariably I want to play one of the other characters, and the process of working out how to play the character you're offered is to work out why you aren't playing the other characters in a way. Maybe that's why I play roles of various different sizes. The challenge is not necessarily always the lead role, but in this case [Blue Jasmine] it was all those things combined.

Cate Blanchett

I remember when I came out of drama school I'd seen a lot of actors, brilliant actors who didn't work very often. And when you're starting out, there's more rejection than there is acceptance, and I said to myself, I'll give it five years. I don't think I have a strong enough mettle to deal with the rejections.

Cate Blanchett

People assume actors are born liars but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.

Cate Blanchett