Kate Winslet Quotes

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Kate Winslet

Profession : Actress

Birth : October 5, 1975

In order to maintain that fire for acting and capture its essence, you can't let yourself be concerned with what people have to say about you. You just can't.

Kate Winslet

I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

Kate Winslet

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that people didn't have sex, pick their nose, or swear.

Kate Winslet

I kept my head; I mean, I've never been one of those people who ended up in the gutter with sick in my hair.

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Being told to cut off and walk away from a child - I cannot imagine it. I think I'd rather die.

Kate Winslet

Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!

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I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.

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I've decided I am going to start loving my backside because I don't know anyone who does that.

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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.

Kate Winslet

I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

Kate Winslet

The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery store - if I can get those things in, I'm doing good.

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I'm obsessed with 'Top Chef'.

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It doesn't make any sense... that's why I trust it!

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I like exposing myself. There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress who absolutely believes in exposing herself.

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Who doesn't love to be surprised?

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It's very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef - I'd love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don't want that for my children. When they're older, if people say to them, 'Did you have a chef?' I want them to be shocked by the question.

Kate Winslet

I know the true meaning of getting by by the skin of my teeth; I do. It doesn't matter whether you've got money or you haven't, whether you're famous or not. This is the case for all women, actually; you have to carry on. You always have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.

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'The Reader' is about a young man's experience of falling in love with somebody who, it turns out, made some choices that were unavoidable in her life that resulted in horrific crimes against humanity.

Kate Winslet

My skin still crawls if you call me a movie star. I get embarrassed. I think, don't be ridiculous. Maybe it's because I'm British. To me, Julia Roberts that's a movie star. But when people do call me one, that, I think, is an enormous compliment but, my God, is that a responsibility!

Kate Winslet

Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.

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