Kate Winslet says 'ambitious' is a 'negative' word for Hollywood women Patrick Ryan, USA TODAYDecember 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM 0 NEW YORK − Before "Goodbye June," Kate Winslet had no grand ambitions to direct a movie. "I don't know that I even could have done it before this time in my life," the Oscarwinning actress says over tea on a recent afternoon. "Alongside being a mum, I've always had this (acting) career to juggle as well. The sheer time commitment for a director is just so much more.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAYDecember 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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NEW YORK − Before "Goodbye June," Kate Winslet had no grand ambitions to direct a movie.
"I don't know that I even could have done it before this time in my life," the Oscar-winning actress says over tea on a recent afternoon. "Alongside being a mum, I've always had this (acting) career to juggle as well. The sheer time commitment for a director is just so much more."
That all changed when Winslet's 21-year-old son, actor Joe Anders, brought her his script for "Goodbye June" (in theaters now, streaming on Netflix Dec. 24), which he started writing as a college class assignment. The Christmas family drama follows a cancer-stricken matriarch, June (Helen Mirren), as she spends her final weeks in the hospital surrounded by her husband, Bernie (Timothy Spall), and their four grown children, all of whom have unresolved issues between them.
Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough and Johnny Flynn co-star with Winslet in the film, which is partly inspired by the death of her mother, Sally Bridges-Winslet, 71, from ovarian cancer in 2017.
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"It was impossible to completely separate myself from my own situation, having gone through that," Winslet says. The low-budget movie was filmed on a tight 35-day schedule, and "I definitely found myself in moments where I'd be like, 'Come on, Mum, come on! Tell me it's good. Tell me I'm doing OK.' "
She was especially moved watching scenes between June and Bernie, who struggles to convey how much he'll miss her.
"I felt like I was reliving something I never actually witnessed," Winslet recalls. "I was never in the room when my parents were having those conversations, so I felt like I was living through that, in a weird way."
The cast and crew all brought "their own separate experiences with loss, so there were days that were really challenging for everybody, which is why we had to laugh a lot. You have to be able to get it out, dust yourself off and move on."
She wouldn't have 'even considered' directing before 'Goodbye June'
Kate Winslet directing on the set of Netflix drama "Goodbye June."
Winslet, 50, is one of a slew of actresses to make their film directorial debut this year, alongside Scarlett Johansson ("Eleanor the Great") and Kristen Stewart ("The Chronology of Water"). Over her more than 30 years in Hollywood, she's noticed the unconscious biases that exist in how people discuss men and women as directors.
"If you use the word 'ambitious' and you're describing an actor who's turned to directing, it's positive," Winslet notes. "But with a woman, it's immediately negative. Just the way that word alone is used and applied to women doesn't sound very nice, because somehow we're not allowed to have dreams. We're not allowed to reinvent ourselves and grow and change and aspire for something more, or be capable of occupying that role that has historically been dominated by men.
"This is not something I thought, 'Oh, I could try my hand at that,' " she says. "I am not the kind of person who does something by half. I would never have even considered it if I didn't feel ready. And I'm not talking about just taking a deep breath and going, 'Yes, I'm ready.' I mean, actually f------ ready: knowing the technical stuff, knowing how to construct a scene visually, and really giving a s--- about telling the narrative."
Kate Winslet, right, and son Joe Anders pose on the red carpet at the New York premiere of their new film "Goodbye June" on Dec. 8.
She was heavily inspired by filmmakers she's worked with: Stephen Daldry ("The Reader") and Todd Field ("Little Children"), for the collaborative environments they created, as well as Jocelyn Moorhouse ("The Dressmaker") and Jessica Hobbs (HBO's "The Regime"), for their preparedness before cameras started rolling.
"Goodbye June" marks Winslet's third project with Riseborough, and the actresses lived across the street from the hospital where the movie was filmed. Riseborough remembers rehearsing a particularly emotional scene two months ahead of time on location, so Winslet could get a sense of the space and start planning camera setups.
"She's so competent in ways that are unbelievable, as a multitasker and a leader," Riseborough says. "That this is her first film seems quite ridiculous, but I hope it's the first of many, many more to come."
Kate Winslet learned these words to live by from her 86-year-old dad
The put-together Julia (Kate Winslet, right) visits her mom, June (Helen Mirren), in the hospital.
Winslet is eager to direct another movie, although hopefully with "a little bit more time" in the schedule. She prides herself on being "quite good under pressure," both as an actress and filmmaker.
"When the chips are down and suddenly it's raining outside and you were going to shoot a six-page scene in the park – I'm the one going, 'Everybody calm down. We're going to sit down, have a nice cup of tea, and make a plan,' " Winslet says. "That's something I've learned to do across many decades, and that bled into how I wanted to be as a director. You don't want people to feel anxious or stressed. Compassion and softness matter enormously."
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" style=padding-bottom:56%>23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller.
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" src=https://ift.tt/bqiNesr class=caas-img>22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage.
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" src=https://ift.tt/YvMIHx4 class=caas-img>21. "Sentimental Value": Renate Reinsve (left) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas star in Joachim Trier's moving French dramedy as sisters dealing with the emotional consequences of their estranged father making his comeback movie about their family.
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" src=https://ift.tt/NfuW0k3 class=caas-img>20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life.
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" src=https://ift.tt/MxAkNTt class=caas-img>19. "Blue Moon": Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"
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" src=https://ift.tt/4zUoDg5 class=caas-img>18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead.
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" style=padding-bottom:56%>17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path.
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" style=padding-bottom:56%>11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones.
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10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.
">10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor.
" src=https://ift.tt/7HQbVqi class=caas-img>9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.
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9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.
">9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships.
" src=https://ift.tt/vnGVzkt class=caas-img>8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.
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8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.
">8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name.
" src=https://ift.tt/CXHvL24 class=caas-img>7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao's drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao's drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.
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7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao's drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.
">7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao's drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief.
" src=https://ift.tt/PpTi8Gn class=caas-img>6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.
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6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.
">6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie.
" src=https://ift.tt/VbW2HU9 class=caas-img>5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.
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5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.
">5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy.
" src=https://ift.tt/8XRWiFq class=caas-img>4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.
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4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.
">4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet.
" src=https://ift.tt/hH3bSgW class=caas-img>3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.
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3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.
">3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy.
" src=https://ift.tt/rGId1Jw class=caas-img>2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.
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2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.
">2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest.
" src=https://ift.tt/L4B9k7i class=caas-img>1. "The Life of Chuck": Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) suddenly feels the beat and shares an impromptu dance with a stranger (Annalise Basso) in Mike Flanagan's must-see Stephen King adaptation that warms hearts, captures minds and blows up convention.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>1. "The Life of Chuck": Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) suddenly feels the beat and shares an impromptu dance with a stranger (Annalise Basso) in Mike Flanagan's must-see Stephen King adaptation that warms hearts, captures minds and blows up convention.
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1. "The Life of Chuck": Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) suddenly feels the beat and shares an impromptu dance with a stranger (Annalise Basso) in Mike Flanagan's must-see Stephen King adaptation that warms hearts, captures minds and blows up convention.
">1. "The Life of Chuck": Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) suddenly feels the beat and shares an impromptu dance with a stranger (Annalise Basso) in Mike Flanagan's must-see Stephen King adaptation that warms hearts, captures minds and blows up convention.
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You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.
The "Titanic" star feels "very grounded" and "unbelievably grateful" for the career she's had. She just reached her milestone birthday in October but doesn't pay much mind to such "markers in the sand."
"I just dance to the beat of my own drum, quite honestly," Winslet says. "I do remember this completely insane thing: In England, when you turn 50, you get a whole bunch of mail about pension policies. I was like, 'I think we'll just burn those right now.'
"I said to my husband (Edward Abel Smith), 'If any more of these come, I just don't want to see them.' Not because I feel afraid of them, but I just think, 'God, that's so stupid!' Why do we impose these strange reminder structures on people about how old they are?"
She points to her dad, actor Roger Winslet, who is 86 and one of her "greatest inspirations."
"I say, 'How are you doing?' And he goes, 'I'm great, baby. I'm getting ready to live!' " Winslet says, grinning. "Eighty-six. He laughs and sings every day, happy as a clam. It's all you can ask for, really."
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