I dig my heels in every now and then, and think ‘I’m not going to do what’s expected or what people think is the right thing.’ So I have a little bit of that in my personality.
NICOLE KIDMANI was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I’ve always felt is a sign of respect for others.
More Nicole Kidman Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Regrets are ridiculous, so I don’t regret, no.
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The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
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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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Breathe and don’t try to be perfect.
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You can ask me pretty much anything. There’ll be things I’ll go, ‘That feels a little too personal.’ But most things I don’t have a fear of being asked about.
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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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Ultimately, you’re left with the people you love and who love you- everything else fades into oblivion.
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To 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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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 find standing and posing for photos very awkward.
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You have to operate from the sense of everything is new and you’re starting again.
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