I have the deepest respect for Eva Gabrielsson and all she has gone through, but I also know that I make maybe her sad, and I am sad about that, but I make so many other people happy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I met Eva Ibbotson before I became a writer myself, and was in awe of her then.
I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.
I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
She's lonely and wounded and very vulnerable and it really is a story about people at the heart of it all.
I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.
I know that Julia has been given to me for my spiritual growth, and this moment is perfect for us both. I know that I love her, and I know she's my soul mate.
Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I've always been... every bit of adversity I've faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself - or the opposing teams have given me.
I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress.
She knows I'm her biggest fan, I cheer for her louder than anybody.