Cate Blanchett Quotes

I don't pick my roles based on what clothes I have to wear. I pick roles because of the character I have to portray, and the public have enjoyed seeing me in those roles.

I think a lot of actors are overly concerned about being well liked in the parts they play.

I think you get the parts that people are comfortable with seeing you play.

I don't make the distinction between whether or not I'm going to do a TV show or movies. It's all based on material. It's about whatever comes along that I think I can add the most to, bring something to the character, and have some fun with.

I think part of what I love about being an actor is getting to take on different worlds and investigate different genres and travel to different lands.

I play characters that allow me to do lot more than just be a glamorous heroine.

A lot of the work I've done has involved playing quite sympathetic characters.

Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it.

If someone comes with an interesting script where the negative role suits me, I will definitely take it up.

I don't really have choices in the material I get. So I have to make the choices in the way I play the characters.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.

I suppose there are actors who are worried about their public image. But I've never had any trouble playing unpleasant characters. It is only a part. Which is why you do it -because you are interested in exploring something you never could or would be.

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

I never really thought about what characters I play. I always just wanted different characters.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

You pick projects for the part, the director, and the script. I just want to do different, interesting stuff.

As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

The thing about 'On the Doll,' I was doing 'Nip/Tuck' at the time, and I was doing only 5 or 6 scenes an episode. So I had some free time, and I wanted to do something completely different than what I've ever done before.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it.

I want to play characters that are interesting to watch.

The job of an actor is the same in all of them, really. I mean, you're just creating a character that you hope people will believe, so it doesn't make that much of a difference really.