Funny / Cate Blanchett

• Cate's answers in this game of '5 Second Rule' with Ellen Degeneres are hilarious. "TOOTHPASTE, TAMPONS AND CONDOMS!"
• This from her conference after winning her second Oscar:
  Interviewer: I want to ask you about the fact that you are the first Australian actor or actress to ever win two Oscars—
  Cate: And don't you fucking forget it.
• Her sense of humour, in general, is very dry, VERY Australian and slightly off the wall, providing endless fun in interviews and other press situations. It's a bit of a long-running joke between her fans on Tumblr where someone will post a gifset of her saying or doing something slightly outrageous and caption it 'Two time Oscar winner, Cate Blanchett'. A Cate fan on YouTube has even gone to the trouble of compiling together some of her most memorable moments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17
• 2015 BFI film festival, promoting Carol:
  Rooney: I've looked up to [Cate] since I was 13 and I saw Elizabeth—
  Cate: Don't rub it in.^note Cate was roughly 29 when she starred in the movie. There is an age difference in the film but ... y'know, we'll let the audience discover that.
• Funniest. LipFlip. Ever.
• During a Jimmy Kimmel interview for The Monuments Men:
  George: I flew to Australia for one night...
  Cate: It was great, George.
• She did a hilarious interview with Australia's The Project promoting Cinderella where both she and the interviewer decided to just mess about and have a completely non-serious back and forth about such relevant topics as what alcohol to give Cate to get her into bed (vodka) and how she got the cat in the movie to act on screen. Of course, the mainstream media got hold of it and showed an edited down version to try and make it seem like Cate was being serious and acting like a diva. The full interview proves that it's actually the opposite.
  "That's your question? That's your fucking question?"
• This◊ supposed semi-serious photo with Amy Adams.
• Why should people go to see Cinderella? According to Cate...
  "[Richard Madden] looks very good in tights — something for the mums!"
• It's pointed out several times in the Lord of the Rings special features that she was absolutely obsessed with her elf ears, having wanted a role with pointy ears since the start of her acting career. Eventually, Weta even let her keep them, complete with a specially made velvet-lined box.
• It's said that when she was approached at the Oscars afterparty where she was asked whether she wanted to be in How to Train Your Dragon 2, she hunched over and pretended to be a dragon before agreeing.
• The marvellous Thor: Ragnarok blooper reel is a veritable treasure trove of hilarious Cate moments including Cate falling over extras (and then swearing), Cate falling over the set (and then swearing), Cate dancing with director Taika Waititi in a motion-capture suit, Cate accidentally slapping co-star Chris Hemsworth for real when shooting a fight scene, Cate later apologetically asking Chris if she "got his testicles" during another fight scene, plus lots more of Cate generally being a klutz and a goof. In a motion-capture suit. It is glorious.
  "FREESTYLE!"
  • Constantly Saying Sound Effects Out Loud, annoying Taika:
    Cate: [to camera] I shouldn't be making noises with my mouth, should I?
    Taika: [off-screen, most likely behind the camera] No, you shouldn't.
• Whenever Cate references facelifts by pulling her forehead and cheeks back.

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