Kate Winslet says that despite being an Oscar-winning actress, she still gets nervous and has moments of doubt when she actually wants a role.
“Oh, honestly, it’s a fucking load of brains,” she said with a laugh during the interview. 60 minutes airs on Sunday. “I mean, that’s true even today. Like anything, going on a job interview is absolutely terrifying. And if it’s a job you really want, it’s doubly scary.
Even though she won an Oscar in 2008 reader ——She sometimes feels that she is not worthy of playing this role.
“So?” she said when people noticed she had won the film industry’s top award. “When I’m doing plumI would sit there and say, “This is ridiculous.” …I can definitely think of at least five other amazing actresses who would have played this role better than me. It seems much better. I would often turn to another crew member and say, ‘They just read the names on the list wrong. I’m telling you, they didn’t put me here on purpose. “
To play World War II photographer Lee Miller in her latest film, Winslet (who also produced) researched archives with the help of Miller’s son. She also hired a historian to create an exact replica of Miller’s camera and actually take photos during her performances.
“It’s more than just a prop,” she said. “It needs to feel like an extension of my arm. I have to be confident and comfortable with it. In order to do that, I have to know what I’m doing.
Miller was a fashion model who turned to photography. During World War II, she served as a war correspondent Fashion and photographed the first use of napalm, as well as horrific images of the Nazi concentration camps of Buchenwald and Dachau. She was also photographed sitting in the bathtub of Adolf Hitler’s private apartment in Munich on the day he committed suicide in Berlin. Winslet said it was not easy to attract supporters initially.
“I had a potential investor say to me, ‘Why should I like this woman?’ I mean, she was drunk, she was, you know, she was loud. She, I mean, he probably just didn’t Said she had wrinkles on her face,” she said.
Winslet added: “It’s difficult to make movies about historical female figures. You know, oftentimes, those movies don’t necessarily do very well at the box office,” she said, noting “proudly” that her film It has grossed nearly $25 million worldwide to date.
The actress says she doesn’t mind challenging Hollywood norms on screen and is troubled by male double standards after being teased for her weight early in her career.
“People say, ‘Oh, you’re so brave for playing this character. You didn’t wear makeup,'” she said. “You know, ‘You have wrinkles.’ Do we say to men, ‘Oh, you were very brave to play this character. Did you grow a beard? No, we don’t. … It’s not brave. It’s playing out. effect.
She added that in one scene, a crew member on the Lee told her to “breathe in and sit up.” But she refused to do so.
“I don’t think Lee would do that. [that],” she said. “It’s knowing that Lee’s ease with his body is hard-earned.” Plus, she adds, constantly worrying about it is “exhausting.”
Winslet, meanwhile, was a little annoyed when asked about her breakout role in the 1997 film. Titanic – Specifically, whether Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) can be put on this block of wood with Rose, potentially saving his life.
“You know what? I don’t know,” she replied.
When asked if she would be annoyed by questions about a 27-year-old film, Winslet responded: “No. I tell you what I sometimes wonder about, and I guess, that’s all I’m saying. Titanic It usually becomes the take-home thing, so I just think, “Oh, okay, I said something about the movie I’m talking about,” but that’s one thing. So that’s the only thing I think about sometimes, um.
