Cate Blanchett

“In my career, I thought I've never wanted to get anywhere in particular. I just wanted to work with interesting people on interesting projects.”

“Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating?”

“When you're stretching yourself, as a role like 'Blue Jasmine' did for me, you risk falling flat on your face.”

“For 'Blue Jasmine,' I made a decision not to wear any make up in the last shot of the film, as I felt like she had such a mask on - I thought it would be a good idea to leave her with nothin...”

“I think it's so easy to be judgmental of other people's decisions.”

“In every war, there's looting.”

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

“I said to Martin Scorsese, 'When are you going to make another film with a woman at the center?'”

“I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer.”

“I suppose the more established one gets, you have what's called a reputation, and so you want to protect that and preserve that. And I think the bravery really comes in one's mid career wher...”

“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.”

“I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a director to tell me I'm doing a good job or that I'm great. I don't need to be stroked. It's more my own yard...”

“I tend to use really basic creams, and I like to put an oil on, like an emu oil from Australia. It's from the emu, and it's really nourishing. I prefer an oil to a cream.”

“I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought is: 'Oh God, I've peaked.'”

“I never want to work. Even when you're presented with these great opportunities, I think, 'I really love being in my pajamas with the kids.'”

“I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could.”

“I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have.”

“I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.”

“It took me a long time to get comfortable with the idea of being photographed by a moving or still camera.”

“I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.”