“When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all heari...” — Cate Blanchett Quote

“When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all hearing the same thing. It's about being in a crowd. If you go to a gig and there are two people there, then it's not the same thing.”

“When I have my moments of insomnia, you'll find me on style.com.”

“I don't mind not looking conventionally - you know, attractive if that's what the part requires.”

“I use the Philip Kingsley range of shampoos, and they've got a great elasticiser, which is fantastic. I wrap my hair in cling film and put that on.”

“Passion is a quality I admire in a woman.”

“You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.”

“In Madrid, there's a big street in the centre called Callao. I remember being there with my mum and pointing to one of the big film posters and saying, 'I want to be up there.' That was my dream, and I got it.”

“I think it's just being good every single day and being there for my teammates. I know that I can't do it alone, and they can't do it alone, and we've got to lean on each other.”

“I've grown tremendously as an actor by being there. It is comic writing the likes of which I don't know that I'll ever see again and it's been a great, great experience.”

“Some readers sort of suspect that you have another book that you didn't publish that has even more information in it. I think that readers sort of want to be taught something. They have this idea that there's a takeaway from a novel rather than just the being there, which I think is the great, great pleasure of reading.”

“I was at Everton from the age seven. Being there 14 years meant any move was going to be big.”