I auditioned for the role of an angel in the Nativity play at school. I didn’t get it. I auditioned for Mary; didn’t get it. So I made up the character of the sheep who sat next to Baby Jesus.
NICOLE KIDMANTo be an actor you have to have a certain amount of madness in you. That’s why, when people meet you and you seem very together, they are quite surprised – they don’t see you behind closed doors.
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I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that’s what I’ve learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved.
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It’s my job as an actor to commit to the role and not – through my own inhibitions – run away.
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The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
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Whatever you do in life, don’t give up on your own dreams.
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I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things, but I just don’t like the feel of butterflies’ bodies.
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I have a passion for my work, and that can seep into you. It’s almost as if you’re drawn to it.
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I don’t really make decisions, I go with the flow.
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You’re either going to walk through life and experience it fully or you’re going to be a voyeur. And I’m not a voyeur.
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I’m a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I’m a real person operating in the world. For me to discuss the most private thing feels wrong. It feels like I’m betraying myself and my children.
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You can’t find peace by hiding from life.
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It’s very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse.
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In my heart I’m independent, a bit of a rebel, a nonconformist.
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Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I’m very medical. I come from a medical family.
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My path was to be an actor and it’s been very good to me in life. It’s broadened my horizons and given me a lot of gifts.
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I yearn for things, but at the same time I am just peaceful.
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