Kate Winslet Calls Out Different Standards For Male & Female Actors, Kevin Costner Explains Why His Movies Are So Long – History Talks

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Kate Winslet is in her “life is too short” era, and we all here for it. Known for speaking her truth, the Oscar-winning actor has been making headlines while promoting her upcoming biopic Lee, in which she portrays renowned photojournalist Lee Miller.

Winslet’s viral comments have included pushing back when a crew member had advised her to suck in her stomach to hide her “belly rolls” during a topless scene and subsequently dismissing her reaction being hailed as “bravery.” In an interview during History Channel’s History Talks at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Saturday, Winslet continued speaking her mind on the topic. “I quite like making statements.

And actually, I have to say, I’m at the point where I’m just like, You know what? Life is too short,” she said onstage. “But it is one thing that’s been happening to me quite a lot recently, people will say to me, ‘Oh, my God, so you were so brave in this performance, you had no makeup, and you look really kind of crappy.’ And I think, do we say to the men, ‘You were so brave, you grew a beard?’ “And then there’s another one, how do you juggle being a mother and having a career?” she continued. “Do we say, ‘How do you juggle being a father and having a career?’ I mean, we’ve got to change this dynamic.” Winslet, there to discuss the making of Lee and Miller’s remarkable story, was one of several Hollywood A-listers who participated in History Talks, along with Kevin Costner, Kerry Washington, Eva Longoria and John Legend.

They were joined by two living U.S. Presidents, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and several historians. Costner is known for his Western movies, which are epic in scope and length.