Cate Blanchett hints at early retirement
Cate Blanchett has alluded to an early retirement from acting in a candid interview.
The Aussie actress, who is currently based in Los Angeles, is primed for yet another Oscars win for her role in the upcoming psychological drama Tár, but shared that the movie took a major toll.
Chatting with The Sunday Project, the 53-year-old said she was still trying to "process" the emotional load of working on the film, in which she plays the fictional world-famous pianist Lydia Tár.
“I think it was because it was such a physical role, the echoes of it are still with me and I think I’m like a lot of audience members, I need time to process it,” Blanchett said.
“Obviously I’m lucky enough to work with some amazing directors who have changed my life, but when it all comes together like that, it does stay with you."
“So I don’t ever want to work again …” she added, laughing.
After working in show business for three decades, Blanchett admitted she has been “profoundly homesick over the last four years”, after basing herself in Los Angeles from 2015 alongside husband Andrew Upton and their four children.
“‘I’m very obsessed, as most Australians, obsessed by water. I want to be by the water, in the water,” she said.
“I would love to learn to be patient, to be still and think. My grandmother was a wonderful gardener and my mother is likewise an excellent gardener and she lives with us, and I really want to spend time in the garden with my mum.”
At the end of the interview, The Project co-host Hamish McDonald joked, “Congrats on the film, and your retirement.”
Blanchett added, “I’m sure there are millions of people around the world applauding right now.”
Image credits: Getty Images