Kate Winslet Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“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.”

“My parents met because my father was an actor friend of one of my mom's brothers, but my mother has never set foot on the stage - she's quite shy. So it's a strange thing because people say, 'Oh, coming from acting parents,' when the idea of acting would literally make my mother just want to throw up.”

“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!”

“I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.”

“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.”

“As a woman, especially when you have children, one gets so good at soldiering on - almost too good.”

“I am enjoying my face changing, as well as realizing that at the same time, as you get older, the machine isn't as well-oiled as it was.”

“I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.”

“I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.”

“I love to cook. I could never give that up.”