United Kingdom, March 11 -- Cate Blanchett feels "quite dislocated" from film fans.

The 55-year-old actress has enjoyed huge success on stage and screen in her career - but Cate has suggested that she actually prefers the experience of theatre acting.

The Hollywood star told 'Extra': "I often feel as an actor quite dislocated from the audience.

"When you're working in film, you don't know how many people have seen it. How they've seen it, if they've enjoyed it, and often you don't get the figures, so you don't know how many bums on seats there are.

"Whereas when you're in the theatre, you know not only how many people are there, whether they leave, or whether they fall asleep, or whether they're engaged. It's a more fluid, direct expe...