Cate Blanchett's baby duty

12 December 2008

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Cate Blanchett says it is her "responsibility" to have lots of children because she is "halfway decent-looking".

The 39-year-old actress - who has three sons, Dashiell, seven, Roman, four and eight-month-old Ignatius, with husband Andrew Upton - thinks it is her duty to procreate more because she has such attractive kids.

She said: "The world is so massively overpopulated, but if you're halfway decent-looking and you make nice ones, then I think it's probably your responsibility to make more. That's why we just have to have more of them!"

Cate - who can next be seen starring alongside Brad Pitt in the Golden Globe nominated 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' - added she has grown up a lot since she started acting

Cate also denied she and Andrew chose the name Ignatius for their baby as a tribute to outrageous rocker Iggy Pop, insisting it is in honor of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.

She explained to Interview magazine: "Of course one thinks of Iggy Pop. But it's Ignatius Loyola."

Cate - who can next be seen starring alongside Brad Pitt in the Golden Globe nominated 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' - added she has grown up a lot since she started acting.

She said: "On the subject of change, I reckon I used to seek out dangerous experiences in certain situations. But since I've acted more, I somehow have that sense of danger and the adrenalin rush that comes with it, in my work, so I don't need to have it in my life as much."

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