Some completely missed the mark
Winslet is not afraid to take a critical look at herself and ask, "What the f–k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?" adding that she has to take responsibility for those choices.
In an interview with Vanity Fair in September 2020, Winslet said that being able to tell stories that normalize same-sex love and remove conventional stereotypes of romance has been "one of the most joyful experiences of [her] career."
The films were 'Carnage' (2011) with Polanski, and 'Wonder Wheel' (2017) with Allen. "I'm grappling with those regrets," Winslet said. "But what do we have if we aren't able to just be f—king truthful about all of it?"
She said her work on 'Ammonite' gave her a sense of renewed commitment to honoring the female perspective and "how we really want to be portrayed, regardless of sexual orientation."
She's been acting for nearly two-thirds of her life and continues to churn out more career-defining roles. In 2020, it was playing the real-life paleontologist Mary Anning in Francis Lee's powerful same-sex love story, 'Ammonite,' which the actress had plenty of insights about.
Winslet has played many powerful roles, but now she questions the way women have been written, "that she is feisty or taking control… Why can't she just be turned on? Why can't she just know what she wants?" She wishes she'd taken more responsibility for how her characters were portrayed romantically in the past.
Winslet spoke about handing off a "pretty f—ked up world" to the younger generations, but added: "Life is f–king short and I'd like to do my best when it comes to setting a decent example to younger women."
Especially with her portrayal as Mary Anning, whose successes were largely written out of history, Winslet emphasized how important it is to her to tell real women's stories. "It's important that we know that great women came before us and did extraordinary things," she said.
Talking about filming the tank scenes in 'Titanic' with Rolling Stone in 1998, Winslet said: "Yes, I admit to sometimes peeing in that water," explaining that she didn't want to make a big deal with getting out and maneuvering the dresses. "So, yeah, I peed. I mean, it's the same with a swimming pool—do you really think about what's in it?"
Winslet told Vanity Fair, "Keeping good, grounding women of integrity in one's life is a blessing."
Speaking about quarantine, Winslet was completely relatable in saying: "To be completely honest with you, none of my pants fit me at the moment."
At the 2017 New York Film Festival, she revealed that her favorite role was Clementine, the wild-haired girl who falls in love with Jim Carrey in 2004's 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.' "Actually, she's one I'd love to play again because it was just so much fun," Winslet said.
"I love not getting into those f—king dresses and those f—king shoes," she told Vanity Fair, adding that all the money spent on huge press junkets, including flying journalists, actors, and glam squads around the world, is a colossal waste. "Why the hell is any of that important?"
Winslet described their friendship as: "Lots of long, hilarious text messages with her going, 'Winslet, where the f—k are you? We haven't seen you for ages. You must be about 100 by now,'" as well as sending photos of their lunches and their full glasses of wine to each other.
Each are from a different father: Mia Honey Threapleton (with Jim Threapleton) Joe Mendes (with Sam Mendes), and Bear Blaze Winslet (with Edward Abel Smith, who previously changed his named to Ned Rocknroll). Interestingly, Winslet told Ellen DeGeneres that she didn't want to name her first two kids "before they came out because I always felt like I had to see them and see who they're going to be."
"Blaze" commemorates the day she met Ned Rocknroll, the nephew of Richard Branson, in a house fire where she heroically evacuated Branson's 90-year-old mother.
Specifically referring to movie promotion and awards seasons, Winslet said she's baffled by the money wasted, which "could be better put to making more independent films, number one, or building f—king classrooms."
"It's such a weird job. Why the hell do I do it? It still baffles me. I'm still so tormented by it, but I do still love it."
Sources: (Vanity Fair) (LA Times) (Entertainment Weekly)
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With a career spanning several decades, Winslet is candid about how scarily easy it is to lose yourself and your responsibility along the way. "I don't want to f—k that up," she said. "I know that I can always do better."
"I think heartbreak is something that you learn to live with as opposed to learn to forget," she told Good Housekeeping in 2007. "And I would never want to forget anything that I've experienced. It's a part of life, and it's a part of who I am."
There has always been something about Kate Winslet that sets her apart from the crowd, or, rather, quite a few things. She’s not one of those stars with canned responses and surface-level remarks. Instead, she swears like a sailor, prefers the sticky, raw truth over anything, and continues with rigorous passion to learn and better herself.
And, as if that weren't enough, she's incredibly sweet. In a video that recently went viral, the 'Avatar: The Way of Water' star sat down for an interview with a young journalist who admitted she was a little anxious. "It's my first time," the interviewer admitted.
"This is your first time doing it? Okay, well, guess what," Winslet said as she leaned forward. "When we do this interview, it’s going to be the most amazing interview ever. And do you know why? Because we’ve decided that it is going to be.” The interviewer nervously laughed, and Winslet continued, “So, we’ve decided right now, me and you, this is going to be a really fantastic interview. And you can ask me anything that you want and you don’t have to be scared, everything is going to be amazing.” The young journalist agreed—even as a viewer, the way the actress speaks is incredibly soothing. "You got this," Winslet assured the journalist. "Okay, let’s do it!”
To see some of her most candid thoughts, from body image to the ridiculousness of fame, spanning from the beginning of her career to the present, simply click through.
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There has always been something about Kate Winslet that sets her apart from the crowd, or, rather, quite a few things. She’s not one of those stars with canned responses and surface-level remarks. Instead, she swears like a sailor, prefers the sticky, raw truth over anything, and continues with rigorous passion to learn and better herself.
And, as if that weren't enough, she's incredibly sweet. In a video that recently went viral, the 'Avatar: The Way of Water' star sat down for an interview with a young journalist who admitted she was a little anxious. "It's my first time," the interviewer admitted.
"This is your first time doing it? Okay, well, guess what," Winslet said as she leaned forward. "When we do this interview, it’s going to be the most amazing interview ever. And do you know why? Because we’ve decided that it is going to be.” The interviewer nervously laughed, and Winslet continued, “So, we’ve decided right now, me and you, this is going to be a really fantastic interview. And you can ask me anything that you want and you don’t have to be scared, everything is going to be amazing.” The young journalist agreed—even as a viewer, the way the actress speaks is incredibly soothing. "You got this," Winslet assured the journalist. "Okay, let’s do it!”
To see some of her most candid thoughts, from body image to the ridiculousness of fame, spanning from the beginning of her career to the present, simply click through.