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Is Cate Blanchett retiring? Lauded role took its toll

Cate Blanchett claims that her most recent part as the obsessive Lydia Tar left her feeling so exhausted that she considered giving up acting

BY KARUNA SHARMA

UPDATED JAN 23, 2023

Cate Blanchett also claimed that the experience of working on 'Tar' made her incredibly homesick for her native Australia (Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Burnout is real and exists not just in non-celebrities but also in well-known artists. Cate Blanchett, also known for her spectacular role in 'Ocean's 8' considered retiring from films because of a deeply emotionally draining project, 'Tar', that she last worked on. 'Tar' is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, and Adam Gopnik, among others. The film charts the downfall of fictional composer and conductor Lydia Tár.

While talking about retiring, Blanchett also shared about feeling homesick about her life back home in Australia. Cate Blanchett is known for her sheer dedication to the character she plays, considering how she's being tipped for another Oscar for her portrayal of an obsessive composer in the film 'Tar'.

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Blanchett told the famous Australian show, 'The Sunday Project', "I think it was because it was such a physical role, the echoes of it are still with me and I think I'm like a lot of audience members, I need time to process it. Obviously I'm lucky enough to work with some amazing directors who have changed my life, but when it all comes together like that, it does stay with you." Blanchett then laughed and added, "So I don't ever want to work again," as per Daily Mail.

She further opened up, "I'm very obsessed, as most Australians, obsessed by water. I want to be by the water, in the water. I would love to learn to be patient, to be still and think. My grandmother was a wonderful gardener and my mother is likewise an excellent gardener and she lives with us, and I really want to spend time in the garden with my mum."

Blanchett is reportedly set to bag an Oscar for her role in 'Tar', after winning her first Oscar for 2013's 'Blue Jasmine', an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film narrates the story of a Manhattan socialite who goes through a change of times and has to move into her working-class sister's apartment in San Francisco.