Cate Blanchett Puts Family First
Posted by Adam
AUSSIE actress Cate Blanchett always puts her family ahead of her career.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star — who raises three sons, Dashiell, eight; Roman, five; and 22-month-old Ignatius, with her playwright husband Andrew Upton — says her children always come first.
“With my film choices it used to be a question of, ‘Who’s directing it?’” said Blanchett, who is also a co-director of the Sydney Theatre Company.
“Now it’s, ‘How long is the shoot and where are they filming?’ Recently I said yes to something because filming is in the Easter holidays. The children need to be in school now.
“The main priorities are the children and the theater. The day begins at about 5.30am — my youngest is an early riser. After breakfast, I walk the kids to school — they go to the state primary at the end of the street.
“Then I either work from home or go into the office at the theater. Andrew and I job-share, so there’s always someone to motor the family wheels.”
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