Cate Blanchett recalls 'brutal' treatment by director in rehearsal room during early days of her career

Cate Blanchett recalls 'brutal' treatment by director in rehearsal room during early days of her career
The Oscar-winning actress, Cate Blanchett, is all ready to play the titular role in the upcoming film 'Tár' (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, CANE: Cate Blanchett recalled being brutally treated during rehearsals by the director during the early days of her career. However, The 'Thor: Ragnarok' actress further claimed that this experience made her, even more, "stronger" and ended up aiding her to make a "massive breakthrough" in her career. The Oscar-winning actress is getting ready to play the titular role in the upcoming film 'Tár', which is based on the life of the composer, Lydia Tar, and features a moment in which the character berates a student.

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In an interview with The Sunday Times, when asked if she could relate to the moment, Blanchett said she could, but from the perspective of the student rather than her own role, "Early on in my career I would sometimes be treated brutally by a director in the rehearsal room," she further added, "Yet I ended up making a massive breakthrough because of it. To be frank, I wouldn’t be here now if that sort of thing hadn’t happened," as per AceShowbiz.