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I suppose expectations are strange and I shy away from them. And the whole point of being an actor is to connect.

Nicole Kidman

I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Bitter Myself Refusal
As a child, my whole life was books. They were my fantasy. That’s where I could go. That was a lot of times [what] saved me.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Book Children Fantasy Life Myself Save
I’m a person that carries everything that happened to me in my past, with me into the future. I refuse to let it make me bitter. I still completely believe in love and I remain open to anything that will happen to me.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Bitter Carry Love Myself Open Past Person Refusal
I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it’s not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.’
NICOLE KIDMAN

Desperate Feeling Future Myself Positive Wake Up
I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Future Hold Myself Positive
The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Flaw Hate Self Love Value Yourself
You have to operate from the sense of everything is new and you’re starting again.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Operation Start Yourself
Don’t you worry about a thing, my darling. You live your life.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Life Live Worry Yourself
Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Children Desire Loss Relationship Strong Yourself
It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Healing Myself System Therapy Time
I’d like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I’m willing to go through a lot.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Willing Wisdom Yourself
I don’t believe in having body doubles for a film.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Believe Body Movie Myself
I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Awkward Finding Myself Photo Pose Stand
It was very natural for me to want to disappear into the theatre, I am really very shy.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Disappear Myself Natural Theatre
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 KIDMAN

Angel Audition Character Myself Religious
I’m now so much more capable of receiving love and giving it in a far different way.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Capability Different Myself Way
I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it’s all very upfront. I can’t hide it. I’m also loyal and I hope I’m fun.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Angry Description Emotion Fun Hope Important Myself Upset
If you take care of the woman in the family, the whole family prospers. But when the mother falters, the family falls apart.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Care Fall Family Mom Woman Yourself
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.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Abandonment Circle Life Myself Role Thinking
You don’t have to be naked to be sexy.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Appearance Naked Sex Yourself
I’m willing to fly close to the flame.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Flame Fly Myself Willing
If you enter the dark side of life, and come through it, you emerge with more strength and passion.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Darkness Life Passion Side Strength Yourself
I have a passion for my work, and that can seep into you. It’s almost as if you’re drawn to it.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Drawn Passion Work Yourself
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.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Age Family Medicine Myself Stay Worst
No matter how much you’re going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Big Bold Criticism Help Risk Yourself
Now my ability to notice things and respond to things and be here is far more profound. With that comes happiness, with it comes sadness, but it’s a beautiful life.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Ability Beautiful Happiness Life Respond Sadness
You’ve got to find your bliss as a human being, because if you can follow that, everything else falls into place.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Bliss Finding Follow Human Place Yourself

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