Celebrity | Kate Winslet Winslet Recalls Teen Trial: Dad's Pay Phone Dad's tactics threw off her dating routine, actress says By Sarah Quinn Posted Feb 4, 2009 12:48 PM CST Copied Kate Winslet, nominated for best actress in a leading role for her work in "The Reader," arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) When Kate Winslet was growing up, her dad knew how to keep her from gabbing on the telephone all night: He installed a pay phone in their house. "He would pick up the extension and sigh and tut down the line when I was talking to boyfriends," says the Oscar nominee. "I do remember the days of it beeping and me shouting, ‘Hang on, hang on, get a coin. Don’t hang up, don’t break up with me on the phone, I just need a coin," Winslet said. Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. Report an error