Cate Blanchett shares she is ‘serious about giving up acting’ as she teases Hollywood retirement

Oscar winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett has revealed that she is “serious” about retiring from acting and shares her gripes about the profession in a new interview.

Cate Blanchett might be leaving Hollywood sooner rather than later.

The Oscar winning actress, 55, discussed her next career moves in an interview with Radio Times set to be released on Sunday, April 20.

She insisted she is “serious” about leaving acting behind because there are “a lot of things” she would rather focus on after her more than 30-year career in the business.

“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it,” Blanchett said.

Cate Blanchett attends the World Premiere of The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim in London, England. Picture: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage

“I am serious about giving up acting. [There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”

Blanchett has been married to her husband, Australian playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton, 59, since 1997. The couple shares three sons, Dashiell, Roman and Ignatius, and one daughter, Edith.

While the Lord of the Rings actress has earned two Oscars and has been nominated for six more, she revealed that she is not crazy about being a celebrity and all of the aspects that being famous entails.

“When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see sound bites of things you’ve said, pulled out and italicised, they sound really loud,” Blanchett explained. “I’m not that person.”

Queen Camilla, front, speaks with actors Lesley Manville, left, Cate Blanchett, rear centre, and Rory Kinnear, right, as she attends a reception for staff, actors and supporters of the National Theatre, at Buckingham Palace. Picture: Isabel Infantes/Pool Photo via AP

“I make more sense in motion,” the Blue Jasmine actress continued. “It’s been a long time to remotely get comfortable with the idea of being photographed. I’ve always felt like I’m on the periphery of things, so I’m always surprised when I belong anywhere. I go with curiosity into whatever environment that I’m in, not expecting to be accepted or welcomed.”

“I’ve spent a lifetime getting comfortable with the feeling of being uncomfortable,” she added.

Although Blanchett did not say exactly when she plans to “give up acting,” it would not be the first time that she hinted at the possibility.

In March, during an interview with The Guardian, the I’m Not There actress shared similar remarks about leaving Hollywood in the rearview mirror.

Cate Blanchett is seriously considering leaving acting in the rearview mirror. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

“I always thought, if the acting thing didn’t work out, which it still might not, I would love to be a Foley artist,” she said last month. “One day, I’m going to grow up and get a proper job.”

She also addressed the shift away from ageism and sexism in Hollywood and how “the shelf life of actresses when I first came on the scene was about five years.”

“I think that female producers have more agency,” Blanchett told Business Insider on March 24.

“There’s more females in the writing room, and the more diverse the industry is at base level, when things are developed, the more exciting it is for audiences.”

“I think there’s ageism and sexism in every industry,” she added. “I just think that we’re a very public-facing industry.”

This article first appeared in the New York Post.

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