The actor Kate Winslet was terrified of: “I’m going to die”Hollywood certainly has its hierarchy firmly screwed into place, and for actors just entering the industry, imposter syndrome seems to be a guaranteed dish on the menu. Winslet surely wasn’t prepared for this sudden success, which all happened while she was just a teenager. Offers kept rolling in, however, and soon Winslet was cast alongside some huge names in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, including someone she was absolutely terrified of – Alan Rickman. Maybe Winslet forgot that actors aren’t always like the characters they play – in fact, it’s often the case that the most kind hearted actors play the best villains. At the premiere of 2014’s A Little Chaos, a film in which Rickman directed Winslet, the actor revealed (via The Standard), “When I first met Alan I was absolutely terrified.