Cate Blanchett Reveals How Motherhood Has Changed Her

May 10, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Cate Blanchett is a well-respected actress but she is also a mom of three young boys. She reveals how motherhood has changed her and how she handles it all.

Cate, who is mom to Dashiell, 8, Roman, 6, and Ignatius, 2, talked to Times Online and revealed just how things have changed since becoming a mom.

When it comes to motherhood, Cate says, “It toughens you up and makes you more pragmatic, yet at the same time it turns you into a bowl of mush. You see a child in distress or a puppy waiting to cross the street and you just want to weep. Maybe that mix is good for an actor. I guess the great thing is that it increases your ability to switch on and off. The work is no longer the only thing in your life. Other things count – and count more.”

Blanchett reveals that she plans her films around her children now. She reveals, “Anyone with children will tell you the same thing. Starting out as single women, our first questions about any job are, ‘What kind of role is it?’ and ‘Who will I be working with?’. But as soon as we have kids, we find ourselves asking, ‘How long’s the shoot?’ and ‘Can it be done in the school holidays?’ Suddenly, your attitude becomes very pragmatic. It has to, because shifting your household to another hemisphere is a major upheaval and there has to be a pretty compelling reason for you to do it.”

Cate and her husband Andrew Upton have been married for 12 years.