Nicole Kidman Quotes
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The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
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There's just something about women and shoes, it's the luxury, it's the femininity and it's the attention to detail. You can put a lot of work into your dress but if you have the right shoe and bag then you feel good.
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Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.
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I love acting with very little dialogue. As long as it's supported. I mean, in terms of cinema, you can have a great monologue, but if you're not supported by the images ... You can be feeling things and then you see it back, and you're like, "None of that came across." Or the angle of my face gives it a completely different interpretation than what I was trying to communicate.
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Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.
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An actor who's a control freak, that doesn't work. We have to be malleable. We cannot come in and try to control or dominate.
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For me, my storyline in Big Little Lies is very complicated and nuanced. The script was so beautifully written. It was very, very easy to play. ... I think one of the scenes is almost eight minutes.
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At this time in my life, I want to be giving to my relationships. And out of that, whatever work you do prospers because you have more to give. There's something very primal about giving birth. It puts you in a state of being very raw.
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I like bold directors. I like directors that go against the norm in a way.
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Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, "What do you want?" Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too.
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I don't like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.
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I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.
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I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection.
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I'm especially interested in helping to give visibility to the pandemic of violence against women.
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Men don't pay you for sex, they pay you to leave after sex.
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I think each role takes a little from you and circles around you for the rest of your life. I don't think you ever abandon any of them.
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You have to operate from the sense of everything is new and you're starting again.
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Acting runs through my blood. There is some sort of creative desire to express myself and I would need that outlet. Otherwise I would be a nightmare to live with.
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I've just always been interested in how people lead their lives. How they survive in this world. I'm curious about people's damage, and navigating that and the way people forgive. I find it really interesting. That's why we have to transform on a daily basis, work on ourselves. It's work.
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I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again.
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Since I have fair skin, I have to stay out of the sun. I can't stand the sun. I dyed my hair red for a while during the 1990s but I'm actually a natural blonde.
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Don't you worry about a thing, my darling. You live your life.
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I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps.
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If I ever feel that this is dangerous or I'm scared of it, then that probably draws me more towards it.