When I was doing 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' I was asked, 'If there was one part of your life that you could erase, what would it be?' And I was so stunned by that. I thought: 'Nothing.' I would keep all the good bits and the bad bits, because those things made me who I am.
— Kate Winslet
It makes me sound like a domestic freak, but I care very much about my kids' nutrition.
I'm not a believer in hiding things from my kids because ultimately they are going to have questions - they feel things.
As an adult and a parent, when I'm not acting, I'm not acting. I'm being a parent, and I'm on the school run, and I'm sewing labels onto socks. That's what I'm doing.
I don't own copies of my own movies.
Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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?
When I first met Alan, I was absolutely terrified. I was 19, he was Alan Rickman, and he's got that voice, and I remember meeting him in the hair and make-up trailer and thinking, 'I'm going to die. He thinks I'm rubbish. Why am I here?'
Marriage has made me safer.
Jane Campion is a tough director.
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.
I love Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge lipstick, as it lasts. Unless you spend the whole night snogging, you won't need to reapply it.
I think there's a lot of pressure on young people to really be the thing that everyone is telling them that they are, opposed to discovering it for themselves.
I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.
Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
I have cellulite.
I am not a hypocrite.
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.
I think confidence does come with time, and I've been really surprised by that, actually.
Lots of male friendships begin as a cheeky snog. Or a little undercurrent of flirtation.
Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
Jim Cameron is a feisty man and a perfectionist, but also absolutely brilliant.
I was living in my lovely little two-bedroom flat in north London... and suddenly, I couldn't just walk down the street and buy a pint of milk.
I do have impossibly high standards.
It doesn't matter how old you are or what you do with your life, you will never stop needing your mum. And I will never stop needing mine, so thanks, Mum.
If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
There's always going to be a part of me that worries about not looking as slim as other actresses.
Sure, I could have lots of people who do the cooking, the driving, all that jazz - but I would be unhappy. I wouldn't want my children raised that way.
Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.
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.
No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
I like the diversity that my children are exposed to every day.
I have always been, and shall continue to be, honest when it comes to bodyweight issues.
Being told to cut off and walk away from a child - I cannot imagine it. I think I'd rather die.
I am very strong. When you have children, you have to be.
Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.
I have been a parent since I was 25. That's a large chunk of my adult life. Mother or father, it transforms you completely.
My children can't see many of the films that I've been in because I'm always either dying or taking my clothes off.
No one can look bad when you've been lit for six hours.
I think it's very important to teach your children to struggle on some level.
Mildred Pierce was capable of great acts of love as a mother.
To back away from fear is the worst thing you can do. Fear shows.
The happiness I feel in having a family has brought me a real beauty.
With a bright-red party lipstick, just go with lots of mascara and keep everything else clean.
I like to do my own make-up.
Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.
It's very easy to be judgmental until you know someone's truth.
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.
Foie gras is sold as an expensive delicacy in some restaurants and shops. But no one pays a higher price for foie gras than the ducks and geese who are abused and killed to make it.
