Kate Winslet reveals why she reunited with James Cameron for 'Avatar: The Way of Water' 25 yrs after 'Titanic'

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In a recent interview with Comicbook.com, Winslet explained her experience of working with Cameron and elaborated on her first thoughts after learning about the character she would portray in the movie. 

She reportedly said, "He just asked me and I think I admired the first 'Avatar.' Loved it so much in the same way that we all did. And you know, Jim is an incredible writer of strong female roles and he was one of the first to be really doing that," adding, "And when he described Ronal to me and said that she was the female, sort of goddess warrior leader of the water tribe, I just thought, I mean, to me, that's proper sort of music to my ears. So, the idea of playing someone like that who was a leader in that way, the water element was very important to me. I love water. It's a big part of my life, always has been, and to work with Jim and the other cast, I was just very excited."

Recalling the time she worked on 'Titanic', she spoke about how it affected her life. "The thing I've enjoyed the most of all actually is two things. It's given me amazing opportunities to work with incredible actors and directors and to really learn from them. And when you learn on the job, I wasn't trained, you see. So when you learn on the job in that way, it's wonderful to sort of pull all those experiences and put them into your toolbox," she reportedly said.  

She elaborated, "So that's the first thing that I think it's given me. But the second thing it's really given me is not just the freedom of choice in terms of creative work and characters, but actually, it's given me the opportunity as a mother not to work. And that's been very, very important to me in raising my family. So, to have the time to really have a life as well as a working life and to find that balance, which is always a bit of a juggle, but I've had ample opportunity to be able to carve my own path and I'm immensely grateful for that."

'Avatar: The Way of Water' will be theatrically released on Friday, December 16.