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Theatre Quotes by Kate Winslet

12 Theatre quotes by Kate Winslet

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Kate Winslet’s connection to the theatre world shines through even a modest set of 12 reflections. These snippets capture her admiration for the immediacy of live storytelling and the courage it demands. It’s a neat starting point for anyone curious about how this acclaimed actress views the stage.

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Acting is bloody scary.

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No actor wants to play someone else's performance.

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

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

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On the whole, the politics of moviemaking is something that actors are kind of blissfully ignorant of.

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

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My grandparents - both of my mother's parents - were actors, and they ran the Reading Repertory Theatre Company, through the town…

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If I had a child, I wouldn't let them go to drama school. At times, I was really unhappy there.

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My parents met because my father was an actor friend of one of my mom's brothers, but my mother has never set…

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Very thorough in the rehearsal process but more in terms of just understanding the characters, understanding where the actors are at with…

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Just coming to terms with the fact that I got to play April Wheeler [Revolutionary Road] and Hanna Schmitz [The Reader] in…

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My dad was an actor, and my older sister is an actress, and so I very much remember thinking, "Well, of course…

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

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It's not the cheating. It's the hunger...The hunger for an alternative, and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness.

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I would never accept a role that wasn't going to stretch me or challenge me in some way. I'd say Holy Smoke! probably did…

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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…

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

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I want to keep my health and my sanity and be well and feel happy. Plus, I want to have fun.

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It's often assumed that British actors read Shakespeare and sonnets as we're going to bed at night and we're all very familiar with it.

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

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

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I've decided I am going to start loving my backside because I don't know anyone who does that.

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It makes me sound like a domestic freak, but I care very much about my kids' nutrition.

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One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing,…

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I am a big believer in marriage.

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

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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.

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