Cate Blanchett : (12) " I think we should stop drinking bottled water. There’s no need to be drinking it if you’re living in western communities. " - Cate Blanchett " I’m one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset. " - Cate Blanchett " Things present themselves to you, and it’s how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don’t we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it’s your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character. " - Cate Blanchett " I’m very old fashioned. " - Cate Blanchett " I remember the first film I did, the lead actor would, in between scenes, be reading a newspaper or sleeping and I’d think, ‘How can you do that?’ But it’s so exhausting, you can’t be ‘on’ 12-14 hours a day. " - Cate Blanchett " If you only exercise your soloist muscles, the other muscles quickly atrophy. " - Cate Blanchett " The great thing about not being American is that you don’t assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific. " - Cate Blanchett " I feel very comfortable – literally and metaphorically – in my skin. " - Cate Blanchett " I think my understanding of different types of love has certainly deepened. " - Cate Blanchett " When you’re stretching yourself, as a role like ‘Blue Jasmine’ did for me, you risk falling flat on your face. " - Cate Blanchett