And finally, without this person, there would be no film
She stands full square at its center
She is its heart and its mind: Kate Winslet
...so I said to Kate “You want to say something?”
Yes, Alan did say to me “I think you should say something”
and so I’m doing as Alan says
which is what I spent three months doing last year
up to our necks actually in mud ...not knees
up to our necks in mud
so I’m just going to say a little something because I think you’ve been all sitting here patiently for long enough
When I was 19, I was lucky enough to be cast in a film called "Sense and Sensibility"
and ...
actually, I really am finding myself telling the story, ain’t I? Oh my God!
and I was terrified... I was absolutely terrified of everything to do with this film
could not believe that I‘ve been cast
could not believe that someone wasn’t gonna turn around to me and say
"Listen, I’m so sorry, but we actually read the wrong name of the list
and when we phoned you up, we actually meant to phone up somebody else
to tell them they will play Marianne Dashwood"
so, as my nerves were getting a little better
as time went by, I thought ...Ok, I can do this
I can be an actress and I can be in this film with all these heavy actors
and then Alan Rickman walked into the hair and makeup trailer
...and said: “Helloooo” ;)
I’m not worthy, not at all...really not worthy...
and 20 years later.. I can’t believe that I have spent so much time with Alan
and I’ve been directed by him ...
and I’m the luckiest actress alive
and I just had to share that with you
Thank you so much for being here
this is not reality ...it’s a romance...
so, take a breath... enjoy it... it’s for you