Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

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Since 1967, Australian and American actress Nicole Kidman has given the world some of its most quotable lines. Celebrated for her work in blockbusters and independent films across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s, Nicole Kidman brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Discover 26 of Nicole Kidman's most memorable quotes, ranging across Relationship, Future, Trust, Smile, and Sad. One quote that captures their voice: "I never knew I'd be in a musical, let alone win an award for one."

“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.”

— Nicole Kidman

Fear

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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.”

— Nicole Kidman

Fear

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

— Nicole Kidman

Relationship

“My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.”

— Nicole Kidman

Imagination

“When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.”

— Nicole Kidman

Future

“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.”

— Nicole Kidman

Relationship

“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.”

— Nicole Kidman

Dreams

“I never knew I'd be in a musical, let alone win an award for one.”

— Nicole Kidman

Alone

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

— Nicole Kidman

Legal

“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

“You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.”

— Nicole Kidman

Anger

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

— Nicole Kidman

Sad

“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.”

— Nicole Kidman

Power

“It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave.”

— Nicole Kidman

Trust

“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

Hope

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

— Nicole Kidman

Home

“I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps.”

— Nicole Kidman

Smile

“Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family.”

— Nicole Kidman

Family

“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 Kidman

Dad

“I'm a person that carries everything that happened to me in my past, with me into the future. I refuse to let it make me bitter. I still completely believe in love and I remain open to anything that will happen to me.”

— Nicole Kidman

Future