I don’t believe in having body doubles for a film.
NICOLE KIDMANYou’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.
More Nicole Kidman Quotes
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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.
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Whatever you do in life, don’t give up on your own dreams.
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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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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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Regrets are ridiculous, so I don’t regret, no.
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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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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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The things that go on in my head are far more interesting than what actually happens.
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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 was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I’ve always felt is a sign of respect for others.
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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.
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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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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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You’ve got to find your bliss as a human being, because if you can follow that, everything else falls into place.
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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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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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I don’t like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.
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The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
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Sometimes your mistakes are you biggest virtues. You learn so much from the mistake. Those things that you think are the worst thing that’s happening to you can somehow turn around and be the greatest opportunity.
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If I fall over and make mistakes, I’ll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.
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There’s something to be said for going back to a simple form of living-nature and family. There’s something very there’s safety in that.
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I’ll put it out there: I love getting hugs.
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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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I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive.
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People can tell you what to do, but ultimately, we’re all going to die, so how do you want to live?
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I just have a desire not to judge and view things compassionately.
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