You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.
— Kate Winslet
Love to me, God, this is so difficult... To me, love is when you meet that person and you think, 'This is it, this is who I'm supposed to be with.'
I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's now or never. I mean, when you're pushing 40, are you really going to wander around in a dress that's midthigh length?
I never had a desire to be famous... I was fat. I didn't know any fat famous actresses... You know, once a fat kid, always a fat kid. Because you always think that you just look a little bit wrong or a little bit different from everyone else. And I still sort of have that.
There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself.
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!
There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
It doesn't make any sense... that's why I trust it!
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.
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.
Life is short, and it is here to be lived.
By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
I'm obsessed with 'Top Chef'.
It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.
So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on.
I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.
Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.
I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
Since I was 13 or 14 I've always felt older than I actually am.
The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.
I think of myself as a mum who finds the time to go to work. I have to check myself for baby sick before I walk out of the house in the morning. I am really a mum... I know I am a great mother.
Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!
I've decided I am going to start loving my backside because I don't know anyone who does that. And for my daughter, I want to be able to say to her, 'I love this.'
I hope I'm always learning something.
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'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.
I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
There's more to life than cheek bones.
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.
