Kate Winslet on playing WWII photographer Lee Miller on screen

Actor Kate Winslet talked about her latest project Lee and playing the role of a WWII photographer Lee Miller according to The Hollywood ReporterOh honestly its a whole bunch of mind she said adding I mean it is even to this day Like anything going for a job interview its absolutely terrifying If its a job you really want doubly terrifyingDespite her Oscar win for 2008s The Reader she sometimes feels like she isnt worthy of a roleSo what she said When I was doing Lee I would sit there and I would say This is ridiculous I can truly think of at least five other brilliant actresses who would have played this part much better than me Like a lot better And often I will turn to another crewmember and Ill say They just read the wrong name off the list Im telling you they didnt mean for me to be hereWinslet who also produced her latest picture investigated archives with the help of Millers son to play World War II photographer Lee Miller She also engaged a historian to create an exact copy of Millers camera which she used to take photographs during her performanceIt couldnt just be a prop she said It needed to feel like an extension of my arms I had to be confident and comfortable with it And in order to do that I had to know what I was doingMiller was a fashion model who turned to photography During WWII she served as a war correspondent for Vogue and took the photos of the first recorded use of napalm as well some of the first images of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau She also was photographed sitting in Adolf Hitlers bathtub in his private apartment in Munich the day he committed suicide in Berlin Winslet said it wasnt easy to get backers on board initially as per The Hollywood ReporterThere was one potential investor who said to me Why should I like this woman I mean shes drunk shes you know shes like loud She I mean he just probably stopped short of saying she has wrinkles on her face she saidWinslet added Its hard to make films about historical female figures You know typically those arent films that would necessarily do well in the box office she saidThe actress stated that she does not mind breaching Hollywood rules onstage after being criticised for her weight early in her career but she is troubled by the double standards for menPeople say Oh you were so brave for this role You didnt wear any makeup she said You know You had wrinkles Do we say to the men Oh you were so brave for this role You grew a beard No We dont its not brave Its playing the partSet against the backdrop of Lee Miller recounting her wartime experiences in 1977 to a young journalist portrayed by Josh OConnor through flashbacks the film promises to delve deep into Millers indomitable spirit and enduring legacy according to The Hollywood ReporterThis 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