Kate Winslet on turning 49: Want to spend the year doing 50 remarkable things

Oscar winningactress Kate Winslet who turns 49 on Saturday says she doesnt want a big birthday celebration and instead wants to spend the year doing 50 ldquoremarkable thingsrdquoI donrsquot like big parties and I canrsquot stand surprises I want to spend the year doing 50 remarkable things whether thatrsquos a particular hike Irsquove never done or a place Irsquove never been acts of kindness mdash Irsquom gathering a little list she told peoplecomThe ldquoLeerdquo actress who was initially married to Jim Threapleton and has Mia 23 with him as well as 20yearold Joe with second husband Sam Mendes and 10yearold son Bear with Edward Abel SMith became a household name after she featured in the 1997 blockbuster ldquoTitanicrdquo opposite Leonardo DiCaprioOne of Hollywoodrsquos biggest stars Winslet feels women should be able to stand with pride and look back on the things that they have achieved in life without coming across as arrogant reports femalefirstcoukShe said The pride I feel is enormous in the things that I have been able to do And to be able to say that Im proud of myself matters because I think that thats something else I hope to put out there mdash that women should be able to stand with pride and acknowledge that and not feel like they are bigging themselves upIts a selfacceptance and an awareness of doing something that is challenging and that feels impactful and takes effort like you wouldnt believeLast month the actress spoke about the different standards set for male and female actorsAccording to deadlinecom Winsletrsquos comments have included pushing back when a crew member advised her to suck in her stomach to hide her ldquobelly rollsrdquo during a topless scene and subsequently dismissing her reaction being hailed as ldquobraveryrdquoWinslet went on to speak on the topic in an interview during History Channelrsquos ldquoHistory Talksrdquo at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on SaturdayldquoI quite like making statements And actually I have to say Irsquom at the point where Irsquom just like You know what Life is too shortrdquo she saidldquoBut it is one thing thatrsquos been happening to me quite a lot recently people will say to me lsquoOh my God so you were so brave in this performance you had no makeup and you look really kind of crappyrsquo And I think do we say to the men lsquoYou were so brave you grew a beardrsquoldquoAnd then therersquos another one how do you juggle being a mother and having a careerrdquo she addedldquoDo we say lsquoHow do you juggle being a father and having a careerrsquo I mean wersquove got to change this dynamicrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever