Kate Winslet on Producing Lee Miller Biopic ‘Lee’ Against the Odds: ‘She Wouldn’t Take No for an Answer, Which Is a Lot Like Me’
variety.comMarta Balaga Kate Winslet is “very excited to be one year closer to 50,” she said at the Zurich Film Festival. “It’s a very thrilling time!” “I am not going anywhere, but I don’t really think about legacy as much as I think about how important it is to tell stories and make films.
To be someone who always wants to do this job doesn’t just mean playing interesting parts. It’s more than that – it’s about the entire experience.” As she decided to move into producing with “Lee” – previously, Winslet exec produced the likes of “Mare of Easttown” and “The Regime” – she admitted that these days, “younger actresses absolutely have a voice.” “For a woman to say ‘No, I’m not comfortable with that’?
That didn’t exist. It was better to just be grateful and not complain because ‘nobody likes a girl who complains.’ That has changed,” she added, looking back.
An Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy winner, Winslet received the Golden Icon Award at the Swiss fest. “There’s a big surge coming and I think I can feel it.
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