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 KIDMANI’m very much an admirer of people who are reaching for things and trying to survive.
More Nicole Kidman Quotes
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Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people’s lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.
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It was very natural for me to want to disappear into the theatre, I am really very shy.
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I have always tried to be a woman who protects other women. I have a sister, I have daughters, I have girlfriends, and I was raised by a feminist mother.
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You have to operate from the sense of everything is new and you’re starting again.
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I don’t really make decisions, I go with the flow.
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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.
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That goes against what I believe morally. That’s adultery, and if I’m accused of that, no, that’s not right. I have two kids who see that and remember that and judge me. It didn’t happen, and it’s not to be reported that way.
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As much as I have films and all that sort of stuff, a lot of my memories are to do with relationships and love.
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It’s good to have a little distance. If you discuss your love too much, it just damages it.
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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.
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To appreciate the success you have to have had the failures. You have to accept that it is a journey and its not just tomorrow or the next day or next year.
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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.
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I try never to be governed by fear; that’s how I choose things.
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Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.
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If you take care of the woman in the family, the whole family prospers. But when the mother falters, the family falls apart.
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It’s so bizarre, I’m not scared of snakes or spiders. But I’m scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!
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Breathe and don’t try to be perfect.
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The things that go on in my head are far more interesting than what actually happens.
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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.
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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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You can’t find peace by hiding from life.
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Regrets are ridiculous, so I don’t regret, no.
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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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I’m interested in going places that I haven’t been. And I’m interesting in working with people that I feel are dangerous and sort of push me in different places.
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You don’t have to be naked to be sexy.
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Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.
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