16 Time 4 Me, February 2009
interview
On to awinner?
ATE Winslet can’t seem to Kate Winslet has scooped two Golden Globes
win. After waiting for amajor
acting awardfor 12 years, two and, at the time of going to press, was also
come at once.
Butshe still got it in the neck up for two Baftas. The British actress talks to
foranoveremotionalK
acceptance speech. KATE WHITING ahead of the ceremony
After her double Golden Globe victory,
reportsof“weeping Winslet” were rife, telling career in acting,April finds herselfslipping thing, to learn more about the person you’re
how she was assisted onto stage, repeatedly intothe suburban housewife role, while her sharingyour life with.”
apologisedand urged herself to “gather” and husband Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) Theexperiencethrew up differencesinthe
forgot Angelina Jolie in the list of her Best commutes to New York for business lunches way the pair work as individuals. Whereas
Actress rivals. and flirtations with secretaries. Sam would go home at the end of along day’s
Let’s hope she has kept her word and The couple’s hopes of moving to Paris to intense shoot and be able to just switch off,
prepared aspeech for the Baftas. reinvigorate theirmarriageare shatteredwhen Kate would try to hold on to April and want to
Kate wonthe Best Actressand Best Aprildiscovers she’spregnantagain. discusswork.
Supporting Actress gongs for her performance As amother, Kate had to try to understand “I don’t like switching off because Iworry that
in Revolutionary Road and her portrayal of a what drove April’s decisions Imight lose my thread. Ifall
former SS guard in The Reader. and how the era defined her asleep andhopetoGod I’m
She was also nominated twice for Leading ‘I didsee otheras awoman. going to dream about it,
Actressatthe Baftas andissuretoclock up a “She makes choices I because then Idon’t have tosides to Sam and
sixthAcademy Award nomination. would never make as a putitdown,”she says.
But of all the roles the 33-year-old has taken mother, but what’s tragic “Sam and Idecided earlythat’sagreat thing,
in thelast decade, motherhood is the about April is that Ithink if on that we couldn’t have
greatest. “I lovebeing amum,” Katesays she had the chance to open anyrules aboutthisstuffto learn more
when we meet just before thered carpet herself up, to go to Paris and otherwise it would be way
madnessthat is the awards season starts. be more free, she would have too confusing.about the person
“My priorities in life have just completely been avery different mother.” “So Iwas able to indulge
shiftedsince Ihad my two children. Mia and you’re sharingThe film gave Kate the in that and Ikind of abused
Joe are the most important thing in my world opportunity to work with her the fact that Iwas living withyour lifewith’
and that’s that.” director husbandSam thedirector–Iwouldpick
Even so, when she was offered parts in both Mendes for the first time his brains constantly.”
RevolutionaryRoadand TheReader–filmed since they married in 2003, which was both a Rather than cause arift between them, the
less than sixmonthsapart –Katefound it blessing and an film brought Kate and Sam closer together.
impossible to turn them down. added pressure. “Wewalkedawayasacoupleunscathed,
“I’m still sort of recovering from the last 18 “I couldn’t wait you know?” she continues, leaning forward in
months of my life andjustcomingtoterms to see these her chair, her two gold necklaces swinging.
with thefactthat other parts of Reading-born Kate was
Igot to play Sam that also reunited on set with
AprilWheeler might her good friend Leonardo
andAnna potentially be forthe firsttimesince
Schmitzin revealed to Titanicbroke boxoffice
one year, let me, Iwas recordsbackin1997.
alone in my getting abit Having him in the role of
lifetime,” impatient Frankwas ahuge
she says, about it,” comfort, shesays.
wide-eyed. she says, “We’ve known each
“I’m very, flashing that other since we were
very aware of famous smile. 20,sotohavethat
how rare that is “I did see other leveloffriendshipand
as an opportunity sides to Sam and trustbetween us was
andIcan’t tell you that’s agreat really valuable. We felt
howmuchI’velearnt physicallycomfortabletogether.
about acting, about “But we also had to look after
myself,asaresultof each other alot because some
playing both of these days were extremely difficult.”
unbelievable Having put so much thought
women. and effort into her performance,
“It’s difficult to Kate foundithardtolet go
talk about the when filming finished.
‘actor’s process’ “I really come to love and
without sounding understand the characters that
like an arrogant Iplayand yougothrough a
a***hole, but they weird period of feeling sadand
really were very, letting them go,” she says.
very challenging.” “Sometimes that takes me a
Revolutionary week and sometimes it takes
Road, based on me acouple of months, just until
the novel by Ifeel like Ican realign my own
Richard Yates, is a thoughts again.”
heart-breaking ButKatewon’t have much time
portrait of amarriage with her own thoughts as theACTING DOUBLE: Kate Winslet
in 1950s America. awards season carriesonapace –clutches her awards
Despite her dreams of a next stop theOscars...
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