Kate Winslet Quotes

It doesn't matter how old you are, or what you do in your life, you never stop needing your mom.

If being crazy means living life as if it matters, then I don't mind being completely insane.

Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask.

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

Femininity for me means happiness and freedom...freedom of being who you are in whatever shape or size you come in.

Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

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

Because of the person I am I won't be knocked down — ever. They can say I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm whatever, and I'll never stop. I just won't. I've got too much to do. I've too much to be happy about.

I have no regrets. If you regret things, you're sort of stepping backwards. I'm a believer in going forwards.

When you're telling a story, I think you should tell it to its fullest, with reckless abandon, and absolutely let it be what it is.

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

I kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities.

Regret isn't good. Every decision one makes in life is made for a reason or another. Whenever something bad happens, I go, 'This is happening for a reason', or, 'This is going to teach me something'.

Acting is about being real, being honest.

I went up to Meryl Streetp and said 'I love you so much I want to tongue kiss you' And she said 'OK'.

I still don't believe this craziness for being skinny, but I eat sensibly and I don't stuff down chocolate biscuits.

Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.

Youre supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for Gods sake!

Everyone can commit to 20 minutes, especially if there's a glass of Chardonnay afterwards.

There's something really empowering about going, 'Hell, I can do this! I can do this all!' That's the wonderful thing about mothers, you can because you must, and you just DO.

There's more to life than cheek bones.

I find it very difficult to wear nice, pretty shoes. I'm much more comfortable in boots or Birkenstocks or loafers.

I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.

I accept my body. I accept how I am and make the best of what I am given.

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

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!

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

If you're not still learning and growing as an actor, then you have no backbone and no career

Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS.

I struggle for what I believe in. Life is short, it's impossible to repeat something; you have to take advantage of things when you can reach them.

Many roads to take some to joy some to heart ache

The retouching is excessive. I do not look like that and more importantly, I don't desire to look like that.

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.

I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself.

I have just wanted to be an actress. That's always been my goal. I didn't want to be famous.

I do think it's important for young women to know that magazine covers are retouched. People don't really look like that.

There's not an awful lot that embarrasses me. I'm the kind of actress that absolutely believes in exposing myself.

I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.

I'm always inspired by actresses who are older than me. Because I know that person has lived so much more life than I have. There's a whole other toolbox.

Of course I believe in marriage. Commitment to one other person in life is glorious.

Guy Pearce played Mike in 'Neighbors'. I would fake illness to stay off school and watch the one P.M. show, and I would also watch it again when it was repeated at 5:25 P.M. Obsessed.

I accept my body. I accept how I am and make the best of what I am given. Children orientate towards examples. That's why I talk solely positive about my body in front of my daughter.

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.

I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

If you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail.

I don't have parts of my body that I hate or would like to trade for somebody else's or wish I could surgically adjust into some fantasy version of what they are.

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

You can't be a proper writer without a touch of madness, can you?

I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle.