Kate Winslet is one of the biggest stars of the cinematic universe and has given numerous hits in the past years. The actress rose to international fame when she was only 22, as she worked with Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic. The actress had done some small projects before the film, but the James Cameron film boosted her career. However, the actress was not satisfied with her work in the film.
Kate Winslet revealed she was not pleased to see her work in Titanic. She shared that she did not like to watch her performance on-screen.
Kate Winslet hated her performance in James Cameron’s Titanic
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s pairing in Titanic was loved by the viewers. The pair became iconic over the years. The love story of Jack and Rose is still considered one of the very best. The film launched the acting career of the young stars, however, the female lead Kate Winslet was not fond of her acting in the Academy Award-winning film.
In an interview with CNN in 2012, ahead of the 3D re-release of her film, the actress exclaimed,
“I’m like, ‘Really, really? You did it like that? Oh my God.’ My American accent, I can’t listen to it. It’s awful.”
The Reader actress shared she had a love-hate relationship with the film. When the film was initially released, it helped her career greatly. She got offers on numerous other big-budget projects. But the actress was very hard on herself about her performance in the film. She said,
“Hopefully, it’s so much better now. It sounds self-indulgent, but actors do tend to be very self-critical. I have a hard time watching any of my performances but watching Titanic, I was just like, ‘Oh God, I want to do that again.’”
Despite the difficult shoot and challenging scene, the actress shared that she would not change anything about the film for the world.
Kate Winslet was bullied after the success of James Cameron’s Titanic
Hollywood star Kate Winslet shared the downside of the success of her and Leonardo DiCaprio’s film, Titanic. She shared that she felt bullied because the film brought scrutiny to her personal life.
Winslet explained that she became a global name at the young age of 22 after the record-breaking success of James Cameron’s film. During a conversation on the WTF podcast, she spoke about the impact of her breakout role on her personal life. She said,
“I went into self-protective mode right away (after Titanic came out),” Winslet said, adding: “It was like night and day from one day to the next. I was subject to a lot of personal physical scrutiny, I was criticized a lot and the British press were quite unkind to me.”
“I felt bullied if I’m honest. I remember thinking, ‘This is horrible and I hope it passes’ — it did definitely pass but it made me realize that, if that’s what being famous was, I was not ready to be famous, definitely not.”
Hence, the actress decided to first polish her skills and then take up big projects. Winslet added,
“I did strategically try and find smaller things, just so I could understand the craft a bit better and understand myself a bit better, and maintain some degree of privacy and dignity.”
Winslet’s other prominent projects include Revolutionary Road, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Holiday, The Dressmaker, and others. She also did the voiceover for Ronal in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Titanic is available for streaming on Netflix.
Source- Bustle
