In a recent interview, Black Bag star Cate Blanchett revealed her future plans, and continuing her career in acting was not one of them.
In an interview with Radio Times, where Blanchett was promoting her first radio drama, BBC Radio 4’s The Fever, she also shared her personal struggles as an actress.
Despite being in the limelight for years, the Hollywood legend has not gotten used to all the fame that comes with it.
She talked about the seriousness of quitting her career, which, according to Blacnhett, even her family members seem to doubt.
She told the Radio Times: “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting. [There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”
Blanchett was not entirely comfortable with how things celebrities say are often taken out of proportion.
She added: “When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see soundbites of things you’ve said, pulled out and italicised, they sound really loud… I’m not that person.
She continued: “I make more sense in motion – it’s been a long time to remotely get comfortable with the idea of being photographed.”
The 55-year-old star also reflected on feeling like an outsider at times.
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“I’ve always felt like I’m on the periphery of things, so I’m always surprised when I belong anywhere.
I go with curiosity into whatever environment that I’m in, not expecting to be accepted or welcomed.
I’ve spent a lifetime getting comfortable with the feeling of being uncomfortable.”
Throughout her career, Blanchett has starred in many movies, including two Oscar-winning performances: The Aviator in 2004 and Blue Jasmine in 2013.
She recently returned to the theatre, starring alongside Tom Burke in Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull at the Barbican Theatre in London.
The Seagull is also reportedly aiming for a Broadway transfer.
The play explores themes of fame, love and the sacrifices made in the name of art in contemporary society.
Blanchett’s most recent film, Black Bag, was also very popular and earned a four-star rating from NME, who said:
“Black Bag mostly runs like clockwork – a sleek, witty, rock-solid exercise in restraint; and yet another chance for [Steven] Soderbergh to prove just how versatile he really is.”
Last year, she also finished filming on American comedy drama Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, directed by Jim Jarmusch and co-starring Adam Driver and Charlotte Rampling.
It is set to hit theatres in 2025.
She is also set to appear in the upcoming science fiction comedy “Alpha One” with Dave Bautista, Riley Keough and Channing Tatum.
While appearing in the Rotterdam Film Festival in February, Blanchett said that she never saw herself as the one to star in movies.
Happy with a career in acting, the star’s mind only changed after she was left awe-struck by the cinematic storytelling of “The Stranger” by Italian director Luchino Visconti’s screening.
“I don’t think I’ve seen it since, but I was hypnotized by the cinematic storytelling,” she said. “Also, we grew up in such an incredible moment in Australian cinema-making.
“I remember watching ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock,’ ‘Sweetie,’ ‘An Angel at My Table.’ I thought: ‘Maybe I will be able to step into that frame.’”
Despite her decision to eventually leave acting, she has not given any further details regarding any timeline.
