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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.

Nicole Kidman

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!
NICOLE KIDMAN

Myself Scare Snake Spider Weird
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
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.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Actor Amount Madness People Quite Togetherness Yourself
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
It’s my job as an actor to commit to the role and not – through my own inhibitions – run away.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Actor Away Commitment Job Myself Run
I yearn for things, but at the same time I am just peaceful.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Desire Myself Peaceful Time Yearn
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.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Actor Control Domination Ourselves Work
The thing you hate about yourself tends to be the thing that everyone likes about you.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Flaw Hate Self Love Value Yourself
I don’t believe in having body doubles for a film.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Believe Body Movie Myself
Even from a very early age, I knew I didn’t want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Age Dangerous Early Missing Myself
Since I have fair skin, I have to stay out of the sun. I can’t stand the sun. I dyed my hair red for a while during the 1990s but I’m actually a natural blonde.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Fair Myself Skin Stay Sun
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.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Family Form Live Safety Simplicity
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 KIDMAN

Myself People Personality Thinking
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
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
I don’t like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.
NICOLE KIDMAN

Change Myself Stick Wind

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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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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