Kate Winslet gave a young journalist a huge confidence boost during her first interview by taking time to give words of encouragement.
The 47-year-old Hollywood actress turned a very daunting moment for the teenager into a much more relaxed one when she sat down for a chat with German public broadcaster ZDF about her new movie Avatar: The Way Of Water.
When told it was the young woman’s first time interviewing anyone, Kate immediately guided her by taking a breath and insisting that she’s going to go ahead and be “the most amazing interview ever.”
Wisdom: Kate Winslet gave a young journalist a huge confidence boost during her first interview by taking time to give words of encouragement.
The young journalist named Martha begins by telling Kate: ‘This is my first time [interviewing]’, and Kate responds: ‘Is this the first time you’ve done it?
‘Well guess what, when we do this interview, it’s going to be the most amazing interview ever, and you know why? Because we have decided that it will be so.
So we’ve decided right now, you and I, that this is going to be a fantastic interview.
‘And you can ask me anything you want, and you don’t have to be afraid, everything is going to be amazing.
Take heart: The 47-year-old Hollywood actress turned a very daunting moment for the teenager into a much more relaxed one when she sat down for a chat with German public broadcaster ZDF about her new movie Avatar: The Way Of Water.
Support: When told it was the young woman’s first time interviewing anyone, Kate immediately guided her by taking a breather and insisting that she’s going to keep going and it’s going to be “the most amazing interview ever”
‘Well? You got this! Okay, let’s do it!
The touching moment was shared on social media, where users praised Kate’s ability to calm the teen down in what could have been a daunting task.
One wrote on Twitter: ‘Junkets can be really stressful. Words of encouragement and kindness like this can go a long way.’
A second said, ‘Genuinely, what a lovely thing of him to say, he didn’t have to, I bet it makes a lifelong difference.’
Beginner: The young journalist named Martha begins by telling Kate: ‘This is my first time [interviewing]’, and Kate responds: ‘Is this the first time you’ve done it?’
Someone else added, “This is what it’s like to be a celebrity,” while another said, “I adore Kate Winslet on every level.”
Similarly, a fifth wrote: ‘She’s a good person. I love Kate!
German broadcaster ZDF encourages young people to take up journalism with its group of ‘kid reporters’ who interview big names like Kate.
The young reporter Martha sounded much calmer after getting some words of wisdom from the industry veteran.
Heartwarming: Young reporter Martha sounded much calmer after getting some words of wisdom from the industry veteran
Kate is making the rounds with the press to promote her latest film Avatar 2, and recently said she loved meeting Titanic director James Cameron, having previously said she would not work with him again due to his “bad temper”. .
The actress starred in the iconic romantic film with Leonardo DiCaprio in 1997, and now she appears in his new film Avatar: The Way of Water, which opens next Friday.
But in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, posted online with the release of Titanic, Kate called the 68-year-old James “a tough nut to crack,” adding: “There were times when I was really scared of him.”
Changing her mind: Kate Winslet has said she loved working with Titanic director James Cameron again on Avatar 2, after previously saying she wouldn’t due to his “bad temper”
While Kate said she “got to understand it” and “a couple of times… I felt like this was someone I could take a walk in the country with and enjoy it”, she told The Guardian two years later: “He has a temperament like if you wouldn’t believe it
‘You would have to pay me a lot of money to work with Jim again.’
Speaking on Friday’s upcoming episode of The Graham Norton show about why she changed her mind about working with him again, she said: “It’s been almost 27 years since Titanic and I was very young.”
‘Looking back so much is twisted. Jim is an amazing man and all the good things I said about him were left out, so it’s nice to be able to say how amazing he is and know that people will listen to him this time.
Reunited: The actress, 47, starred in the iconic romantic film with Leonardo DiCaprio in 1997, and now appears in his new film Avatar: The Way of Water, which opens next Friday (pictured together in a photo call from this week)
“The way he creates these stories is fascinating and sets up a work environment that is really fun, really collaborative and super experimental.
“It’s an amazing thing to be a part of and I walked away thinking, ‘I could do that over and over again.’
He added of the new film: “I’ve seen it now and it’s incredible, it’s completely extraordinary.”
Revealing his ability to hold his breath for a barely believable seven minutes for the film’s underwater shoot, he says, “It’s a sport and I trained every day for three weeks.”
Then: But in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, posted online with the release of Titanic, Kate called James, 68, “a tough nut to crack,” adding: “There were times when I was really scared of him.” .
TV appearance: Kate appeared on The Graham Norton show with Lenny Henry, Nadiya Hussain and Jack Whitehall
‘It was an extraordinary experience and I loved it and got really good at it. I am so proud that I was brave enough to learn something new at 40 years old. As a woman, I felt really good about it and it made me feel really powerful.’
Kate has recently joined the Avatar franchise as the Na’vi warrior Ronal.
The second movie, titled Avatar 2: The Way of Water, has brought back much of the original cast, including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang, but also added Kate and Vin Diesel.
‘Jake Sully lives with his newly formed family on the planet Pandora,’ according to the film. IMDb page.
Big role: Kate has recently joined the Avatar franchise as the Na’vi warrior Ronal (pictured at the premiere this week)
“Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was started before, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their planet.”
The trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water has been released just a month before the film opens on December 16.
The trailer opens with members of the Na’vi sitting on the backs of ikrans, flying pterodactyl-like beings that carry them over a beautiful waterfall.
Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully and Zoe Saldaña’s Neytiri take their children to another tribe in search of a safe haven as huge, human-operated mech suits trample through a forest.
Opinions: Kate has now said: ‘Looking back so much goes awry. Jim is an amazing man and all the good things I said about him were left out, so it’s nice to be able to say how extraordinary he is and know that people will listen to him this time.”