Cate Blanchett: Interview with 'PBS Newshour'

Cate Blanchett enjoys a brisk walk on Sunday (August 21) in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC.

The 42-year-old Australian actress is currently in the nation’s capitol performing in Uncle Vanya at the Kennedy Center.

Cate and her Uncle Vanya co-star, and fellow Aussie, Richard Roxburgh recently sat down with PBS Newshour anchor Jeff Brown.

“Well, we were…we were asked to apply. And it was the most left-of-field thing that’s ever been asked of us, really,” Cate said of being asked to travel to the Kennedy Center with her husband, writer and director Andrew Upton, to work on the play.

“And we thought, well, if we don’t apply, it will just be cowardice. And then we got the job,” she added.

FYI: Cate is wearing Roger Vivier Ballerine Chips.

Check out the video interview below…