Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet, CBE, is an English actress and singer. She is the recipient of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, an AACTA Award, and three BAFTA Awards. She is the youngest person to receive six Academy Award nominations with seven nominations in total, and is one of the few actresses to win three of the four major American entertainment awards. In addition, she has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 October 1975
CityReading, England
I don't go to the gym because I don't have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.
Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
My kids don't go back and forth; none of this 50/50 time with the mums and dads. My children live with me; that is it.
None of this 'different diets' lark. I can't remember the last time I tried some new fad.
Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
I think confidence does come with time, and I've been really surprised by that, actually.
We're the kind of family that gets together for Sunday lunch. I see my younger sister all the time.
Real luxury is having the time to read endless stories in bed with my children. And I get that all the time. I'm so blessed.
To back away from fear is the worst thing you can do. Fear shows.
Whenever I go to L.A., the make-up artist or hairdresser will end up having a conversation about how fat they think they are, and I really just can't take it seriously at all.
What I've learned about acting is that it needs to be mysterious. If you overthink how a beat needs to be played, it can trip you up.
At a certain point in one's career, it's really wonderful when your child turns around and goes, 'Oh my God, Mommy, you have to be in that film. My friends are going to die.'
You can't choose who you fall in love with, you know?
Film, schmilm. I'm telling you, television is so much harder.