Nicole Kidman Quotes

“Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' Being an actor is about adapting – physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too.”

“Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.”

“Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.”

“Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.”

“I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.”

“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.”

“I believe that as much as you take, you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much.”

“I don't believe in having body doubles for a film.”

“I don't mind being naked.”

“I don't really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.”

“I got married really fast and really young.”

“I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. I would much rather have J. Lo's body than mine.”

“I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.”

“I have a little bit of a belly, a tiny bit of pooch. It's the one thing I don't want to lose. I just like having some softness. If I lose that, then Tom might leave me.”

“I love acting but I don't like all of the other stuff associated with it. The interest in celebrities, the press, the Internet, when your identity becomes mixed up in the way people are preceving you.”

“I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo.”

“I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.”

“I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection.”

“I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.”

“I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but I'm not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, what's been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character.”

“I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. I actually am not good at the balance at that.”

“I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters.”

“I think I would be very sad if I wasn't able to have a baby.”

“I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine.”

“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.”

“I think when you're in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it's better than when you do yourself.”

“I want to be in places I've never been before.”

“I want to go home at night and feel discomfort.”

“I was fair-skinned in a country that's about the outdoors.”

“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.”