Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn from Scandal photographed by Ruven Afanador for Entertainment Weekly, March 2013.
It was a hot August day and I had been out making the rounds, and I was sweaty because in those days you had to wear your high heels and your gloves and everything. I went into my agent’s office because it had air conditioning, and I was sitting out talking to my friend who was the receptionist. What looked like an ad for an ice cream soda, there was Paul in a seersucker suit, which looked so pristine, and his shirt, no sweat, big blue eyes, lots of curly hair and everything, and I thought… ugh! Oh that’s disgusting!” —Joanne Woodward (on seeing Paul for the first time)
“I admire Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet.” — Catherine Deneuve
“I always say everyone was lucky enough to be in a Cate Blanchett movie.” — David Fincher
“She’s an actress that is not only gifted and talented. Cate Blanchett is above all a brave actress- One has to be brave, for example, to play in A Streetcar Named Desire in Broadway. I really admire her enormously, and I’d really love to resemble her”. — Meryl Streep
“I’ve heard the Meryl Streep comparison about Cate Blanchett, and I believe it to be absolutely correct and an extremely adequate thing to say about Cate.” — Kate Winslet
“Charlize Theron and Cate Blanchett are very good actresses.” — Jack Nicholson
“Cate is part of the heritage of great actresses. She’s a creative person and someone who is not interested in peddling the values of her persona. She brings her own oomph to a part.” — Geoffrey Rush
“I love Cate Blanchett! She is one of my favorite actresses.” — Amy Adams
“She’s very subtle, yet boiling away inside. And I admire the fact that she’s very private. You need to have that mystery.” — Eva Green, mentioning that Cate is her idol
“I will tell you right now, Cate will win the Oscar. She’s the best actor working today. Not actress, actor. Intimidating, in a way, to work with an actor that good.” — George Clooney
“You know, I gotta go to the movies. There are so many young kids I don’t know. Cate Blanchett is a good one.” — Denzel Washington
“Wow, there are a lot of actors who are so inspiring - Cate Blanchett.” — Marion Cotillard
“I love Cate Blanchett. I think she’s phenomenal, so stylish and a really good actress. There’s probably a young female doctor or teacher out there that’d be inspiring, but in terms of people who’re well-known it’d have to be Cate.” — Rachel Weisz
“Cate Blanchett is my favourite actress!” — Diane Kruger
“The first time I saw Cate was in Elizabeth (1998), and I was just amazed by her intelligence and strength.” — Nicole Kidman
