Twenty years ago,Kate Winsletdebuted oppositeLeonardo DiCaprioin what was described to her as a big-budget period piece.
Today,Titanicis still considered one of her crowning achievements as the film helped launch her to stardom.
She never did get that audition, though.
And Im thinking, Well, hang on, wheres the audition bit?
After the second camera test, Winslet got the gig.
To this day, she still doesnt know why Cameron chose her.
Im not sure Id stoop to that level of cheese, she said.
Instead, she sent the filmmaker a bouquet of flowers as a thank you for giving her the role.
Even though she had been swimming three-to-four times a week, she said it wasnt enough.
But what helped her in the time was having worked with Emma Thompson inSense and Sensibility.
Plus, she added, I think it was handled quite beautifully.
You are so much more vulnerable so much faster because of the widespread nature of exposure, she said.
When she was first entering the spotlight, a number of factors contributed to her outlook on stardom.
I didnt live in L.A., I lived in London, she said.
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