Kate Winslet Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

At some stage I'm going to have to say Right, that's it. I'm stopping for a bit.

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

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.

I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.

I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

I'm not a period babe. Not at all.

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

It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.

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.

Life is short, and it is here to be lived.

Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be me.

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.

Since I was 13 or 14 I've always felt older than I actually am.

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.

There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.

There's more to life than cheek bones.

Trivia

According to Kate, her husband Sam Mendes won’t let her have plastic surgery and might even leave her if she did.

Kate was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2004, for her role in the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", but lost out to Hilary Swank, for "Million Dollar Baby".

Kate says that she will never consider getting Botox because she says it will take away her ability to act convincingly.

Premiere Magazine rated Kate’s performance as Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at #81.

Kate turned down the role of Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Coincidently, Kate and her husband, Sam Mendes, were born in the same hospital.

Kate lends her voice to the animated film Flushed Away, in which she plays a rat.

Kate turned down the lead female role of Voila in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love.

Kate has stated that her favorite movie is Silence of the Lambs.

Kate's first film was 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. She played the role of Juliet.

In May 2004, Kate sprained her ankle while filming Romance & Cigarettes.

Kate wears a size 11 shoe.

Kate is very public with the fact that she refuses to lose any weight for a role.

Kate has two sisters, Beth and Anna, who are both actresses as well.

In 1998 she became the youngest actress ever to be twice nominated for Oscars.