With a career spanning over three decades and two Oscar honours, actor Cate Blanchett said she is “serious” about stepping away from her craft one day.
During an interview with a magazine, where the actor was promoting her forthcoming and first-ever audioplay, BBC Radio 4’s The Fever, she hesitated to announce her title as an actor, which co-director John Tiffany pointed out. She replied, “I did, didn’t I? It’s because I’m giving up.” The star clarified, “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting.” She added that there are “a lot of things I want to do with my life.”
Speaking about her experience of being a celebrity, she said that she doesn’t love the interview process. “No one is more boring to me than myself and I find other people much more interesting. I find myself profoundly dull. When you go on a talk show, and then you see sound bytes of things you’ve said, pulled out and italicised, they sound really loud. I’m not that person.”
Most recently, Blanchett wrapped her six-week limited engagement of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull in London’s Barbican Theatre, which is currently eyeing a Broadway run in 2026.
Next up, she will appear in the star-studded alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang, from the Zellner brothers, which she is also producing. Her latest movie, The New Boy, is set to release on May 23.
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