Kate Winslet

“I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.”

“Foie gras is sold as an expensive delicacy in some restaurants and shops. But no one pays a higher price for foie gras than the ducks and geese who are abused and killed to make it.”

“I want to end up like Judi Dench. I want to have nice consistent work, doing lovely things, no matter how big or small they might be. I'd like to turn into a wise old thing.”

“It's very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef - I'd love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don't want that for my children. When they're older, if...”

“'Harry Potter' really harnessed the imagination of so many young-adult minds, and it's the same with the 'Divergent' series.”

“To produce foie gras, ducks and geese are force-fed enormous amounts of grain and fat, which causes their livers to swell to many times the normal size.”

“Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils that's freshly picked from the field.”

“The experience of making a movie is far removed from watching the end result. It's exciting, but it still makes me squirm.”

“None of this 'different diets' lark. I can't remember the last time I tried some new fad.”

“I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.”

“Jim Cameron is a feisty man and a perfectionist, but also absolutely brilliant.”

“I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.”

“I have wrinkles which are very evident. I will particularly say when I look at movie posters, 'You guys have airbrushed my forehead. Please, can you change it back?'”

“You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.”

“Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself f...”

“I'm not a gardener. I wish I was.”

“The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery...”

“I don't have those great, strong, glowing pregnancies.”

“Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.”

“The whole concept of 'grounding' children is utterly stupid - they just go off and rebel and don't like you. When my kids eventually come along, I don't want them to not like me.”