I think I can see more clearly…

I think I can see more clearly now – about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and the characters I have played – and I'm grateful for that.

Kate Winslet


Whenever I go to L.A., the mak…

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.

Kate Winslet


My grandparents – both of my m…

My grandparents – both of my mother's parents – were actors, and they ran the Reading Repertory Theatre Company, through the town of Reading, where I come from.

Kate Winslet


The Reader is about a young ma…

'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 job as the actress playing …

My job as the actress playing Hanna Schmitz, as the actress playing any part, is to understand the character, and to ultimately love the character. And I did love Hanna, absolutely, because I understood her as profoundly as I did at the end of the day.

Kate Winslet


I dont really do simple. Im no…

I don't really do simple. I'm not really interested in simple at the end of the day, because nothing's ever simple, and nothing's ever perfect. People certainly aren't – I would hope, anyway, because that would be boring, wouldn't it?

Kate Winslet


I would like to one day play a…

I would like to one day play a man. That is something I do know. I don't know what kind of man. I don't know if that would ever happen or not. It would be the ultimate challenge.

Kate Winslet