If you're not still learning and growing as an actor, then you have no backbone and no career Kate Winslet More Quotes by Kate Winslet More Quotes From Kate Winslet I think what you feel like as a teenager never really goes away. If you were teased for being fat or thin or having bad teeth, you're always insecure about that particular area of yourself. So I've never thought of myself as any kind of beauty, iconic or otherwise. Kate Winslet insecureteenagerthinking He's brilliant. At first, I thought, 'Oh, is he going to be Hollywood stud-like?' But he's a really kind, wonderful person. He said to me one day early in the making of the movie, 'You know, I was kind of worried about you'. He thought I was going to be a perfect skin, which I am certainly not. It didn't take long for Leo to crack and see who I really am, and we became very close. but, I must say, he is absolutely gorgeous. Kate Winslet skinsperfectlong There were days when I would say, 'God, I can't be without Leo'. He was my rock. We were such a team, nothing could break us, nothing could come near us. Kate Winslet rocksteambreak At some stage I'm going to have to say, 'Right, that's it. I'm stopping for a bit'. Kate Winslet bitsstoppingstage I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't. Kate Winslet crush I was very, very thrown by the fact that I had to make some big changes in my life in order to be myself, but under this kind of movie-star banner. Kate Winslet starsorderfacts Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest. Kate Winslet feel-betterrealpeople Experiencing those moments of being alone... is a very, very weird flooring and exposing position to be in when you're just not used to it. But I've never been lonely. And with my kids Mia and Joe that remains the case. Kate Winslet mialonelykids I find it very difficult to wear nice, pretty shoes. I'm much more comfortable in boots or Birkenstocks or loafers. Kate Winslet shoesbootsnice One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing, I want to know that I can rely on my own intuition to fix it. Kate Winslet intuitiondoneneeds After Titanic it would have been completely foolish for me to go and try and top that. I'm an English girl, I've always loved England, I've never felt the desire to leave it for any particular reason. And whilst I'm ambitious and care very much about what I do, I'm not competitive. I also don't want to act every day of my life. () So it was important to me after Titanic to just remind myself of why it was that I was acting in the first place, which is of course because I love it. Kate Winslet girlimportantdesire The assistant asked, `What do you want on it?' and Leo said, `Oh, Kate will tell you.' And Leo just kind of fell asleep. And I did know exactly what he wanted - this kind of cheese and no tomato and no pickle. I absolutely knew. And I thought, `God, that's really weird that I know this person so well.' It was brilliant. Kate Winslet tomatoesassistantswant So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on. Kate Winslet oscarsproudmoving I think of myself as a mum who finds the time to go to work. I have to check myself for baby sick before I walk out of the house in the morning. I am really a mum I know I am a great mother. Kate Winslet mothermorningbaby The whole concept of 'grounding' children is utterly stupid - they just go off and rebel and don't like you. When my kids eventually come along, I don't want them to not like me. Kate Winslet stupidkidschildren I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick. Kate Winslet curvyskinnysticks I'm not very technically minded. I mean, I don't know how to do e-mail on computers. Kate Winslet computermailmean If I had a child, I wouldn't let them go to drama school. At times, I was really unhappy there. Kate Winslet dramachildrenschool In films I might look glamorous, but I've been in hair and make-up for two hours. Kate Winslet hairtwolooks I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me. Kate Winslet loathingkindthinking
