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.

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'

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

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.

Australia is a resource-rich nation. We have been good at exploiting our minerals base and agricultural sector for exports.