Winslet VF Interview

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By Ray Pride

September 11, 2020

Kate Winslet: “We’re just so lucky and don’t have anything to fucking complain about ever, frankly. We’re just trying to make the best of an extraordinary fucking global disaster. It’s just horrendous, isn’t it? The question of how Hollywood will change is probably not something that any of us could fully answer this far out. But it is clearly changing. Just experiencing the little bit of press that I have been doing to support Ammonite. I love not getting into those fucking dresses and those fucking shoes. All the money. It’s always really pained me, the money that gets wasted on colossal, great big junkets: flying journalists, actors, glam squads all over the world. Why the hell is any of that important? I always find it so strange talking about process and not sounding like a complete fucking asshole because who wants to hear about an actor’s process—especially at a time like now? I feel so fortunate to have been in a position for a good many years where I could hold my own, keep my head down, and try and produce decent work… but it’s easy to lose one’s voice along the way and to lose sight of the responsibility that comes with that. And I don’t want to fuck that up. I know that I can always do better… Life is fucking short and I’d like to do my best when it comes to setting a decent example to younger women. We’re handing them a pretty fucked-up world, so I’d like to do my bit in having some proper integrity.”

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