Kate Winslet has remained one of the most respectable stars in Hollywood since her role as Rose DeWitt Bukate in James Cameron’s Titanic (1997). As the $2.2 billion film became the highest-grossing film of all time, the English actress was over-flooded with lucrative opportunities whilst achieving excessive star power.
But again, there’s a bit of irony in this once-in-a-lifetime role, that changed Winslet’s life and career. While the actress was intoxicated with the adrenaline of wanting more, she also found her role terribly self-indulging. Just like many other A-listers, Kate Winslet got extremely self-critical and admitted that she felt awful watching herself on-screen.
Kate Winslet Can’t Bear Watching Titanic
During a previous interview with CNN, Kate Winslet, who achieved overnight stardom with James Cameron‘s iconic movie Titanic, revealed that despite the life-changing role of Rose, she felt awful watching herself in the $2.2 billion movie. The movie went on to win 11 Oscars out of 14 nominations. Winslet said:
“It sounds terribly self-indulgent, but actors do, I think, tend to be pretty self-critical, and I have a very hard time watching myself anyway.
I’m like, ‘Ugh, really? Really? You did it like that? Oh my god.’ And even my American accent, I look at it and I’m like, ‘Ugh, I can’t even listen to myself.’ It’s awful, hopefully, it’s so much better now.”
She continued,
“It sounds terribly self-indulgent, but actors do, I think, tend to be pretty self-critical, and I have a very hard time watching myself anyway. But no, my god, I watch Titanic and just think, ‘Ah, I want to do that bit again. Can’t we go again? Please? One more take?'”
Following Titanic’s “overwhelming” success, the Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet went on to give other hits like, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children, Finding Neverland, Revolutionary Road, and The Reader. But one thing remained constant – she still feels squeamish about watching herself on-screen. Well, some actors are too self-critical, we suppose.
The Actress Was Bullied Following Titanic‘s Success
Behind all that stardom, success, limelight, and titles, fans often tend to forget the hardships that even the best of the actors undergo. While Leonardo DiCaprio’s catchphrase, “I’m the king of the world!” became one of Hollywood’s most popular quotes, Kate Winslet became an easy target of “borderline abusive” fans amid lucrative opportunities.
Previously, Winslet stated that she was bullied by the press amid overwhelming stardom. She was just 21 when she starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in one of the most iconic movies of all time. She stated on Marc Maron’s podcast, WTF,
“I went into self-protective mode right away [after Titanic came out]. 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.”
Winslet admitted that she was not ready to be famous and “felt bullied”. But it wasn’t only the press that gave her a hard time, Winslet was left devastated after “borderline abusive” fans continued to debate her weight being a factor in the movie’s tragic ending. As stardom came with a cost, the actress has since gone on to have a stellar career with numerous accolades to her name.
Source: ShowbizCheatsheet
