Cate Blanchett Denies That Acting Is a ‘Form of Therapy’
The "Carol" actress lost her father when she was 10.
— -- Cate Blanchett is opening up about a personal tragedy from her past.
In an interview with GQ, Blanchett explained how the death of her father Robert at age 10 affected her acting career.
"Everyone likes to think, 'Oh, that's why you became an actor, that's why you've got ... ' They look for a narrative in your life," Blanchett said. "Suddenly, once you've done a few interviews, there's an 'Oh, I see.' Like it's some algebraic equation. Life's not like that."
"I didn't really think about my experience," the actress continued. "I do something where I physically get up most days of the week and do weird s--t and have catharsis. And so I guess any of that unprocessed stuff kind of gets worked through."
Blanchett also stated that even though she experiences catharsis when working, she would not label her career as a "form of therapy."
"It's not that I'm seeing my job as some form of therapy. I mean, I find that notion quite disgusting, actually—repulsive," said Blanchett. "But I do have catharsis in my work. If I was an unemployed actor, I think I'd probably be less emotionally healthy."
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