Nicole Kidman Quotes

Deep down am I superstitious? No. Do I believe in trying to be as kind as possible and as compassionate as possible because ultimately you're alone with yourself and your own conscience, and you want that to be as clear as possible? That's not superstition. You have to just try and stay pure and know what you value.

As an actor you're only as good as the things you're offered. And there just weren't any female directors offering me things. So when you dissect that, you realize there aren't women offering you things because they don't have the opportunities. I work to raise money for women's cancers; I use my voice for violence against women.

Now I can wear high heels again.

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.

I've just always been interested in how people lead their lives. How they survive in this world. I'm curious about people's damage, and navigating that and the way people forgive. I find it really interesting. That's why we have to transform on a daily basis, work on ourselves. It's work.

I suppose expectations are strange and I shy away from them. And the whole point of being an actor is to connect.

My life collapsed. People ran from me because suddenly it was, "Oh my God! It's over for her now!"

I like exploring life and its complexities.

I never like to tell people what they should take.

Happiness, that's obviously different for everybody, but what I call my joy, the thing that makes me feel incredibly satiated, is my family, and then I get to go and play out all of my ideas and feelings through all these different characters.

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 wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

I think if you have someone to love and someone who loves you, that's the greatest beauty secret.

I love that ["Big Little Lies"] is about women coming together and making something happen very quickly, with friendship being the core of it.

Acting for me is not a business, it's about trying to make pieces of art that I believe that I feel proud of. And it's the journey of that.

Have no regrets. Every relationship leads you to where you're meant to be. Learn to be comfortable with being alone. Learn to be comfortable with saying no to people; we put everybody else before ourselves. Read great literature; don't get all your information from TV. Define your moral code - nobody else is going to give you that. Find it yourself. Keep asking questions, keep challenging. You don't have to conform. Rebellion creates character. And, as my mother always said to me, "Don't let anyone break your spirit!"

The reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can never be the whole truth.

Yippee! I can't believe I made it. It feels like a long haul to get here. I'm so fine with it. People want you to have some sort of breakdown, but I'm relieved to be 40 years old, and I've lived a life.

I always say, when I work with younger actresses, "I'm here." Reese says it, too: "We've lived it. We know things. So if there's anything you want to know." I'm careful not to be the preacher, like, "Now, listen to me!" But I do want to be available. Even in terms of things like finances - where do you learn that, if you don't have people you can ask, "Hey, can I ask you a question?"

In my heart I'm independent, a bit of a rebel, a nonconformist.

I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.

I don't like changing with the wind; I like sticking to my own self.

The accumulation of experience gives you a debt in terms of compassion. I am very fortunate, and I feel dedicated to giving back to other women. Wherever I am now, I make sure I visit a women's shelter. But I don't want to do it in a frivolous way.

I look for roles that show women as independent, informed, and free to make their own decisions.

I'm very much an admirer of people who are reaching for things and trying to survive.

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.

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

And I am standing in front of my mother, and my whole life I have wanted to make my mother proud. And now I'm going to make my daughter proud.

Now, after divorce with Tom Cruise, I can wear heels.

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.

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 perceiving you.

If I ever feel that this is dangerous or I'm scared of it, then that probably draws me more towards it.

Your confidence grows as you get older, particularly when you're in a loving relationship. Everything strengthens.

Ultimately, you're left with the people you love and who love you- everything else fades into oblivion.

I try never to be governed by fear; that's how I choose things.

I'm interested in storytelling. I love being an artist now and connecting through art.

I love just sitting quietly meditating. With an hour free, it depends. I love getting down on the floor and playing with my kids.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

I'm not drawn to stories that are just sort of fluffy. I'm just not, and I've tried to, and as a kid I was never drawn to them. I always chose complicated.

It's taken me 40-something years, but I embrace the curl. My littlest daughter has the same hair. She likes it when my hair is curly, so I wear it for her.

I want to be with people I really like. I don't want to be working on things with people that I'm not happy to be there [with].

It's good to have a little distance. If you discuss your love too much, it just damages it.

My mother said I was always an intense child, a very sensitive child. So that probably helped the emotions to be very present. I was just a big thinker. I would evaluate and analyze and feel and cry and discuss and be angry. All of those emotions were very surface for me.

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.

I didn't really care about my physical health; I only cared about what was on screen.

You've got to find your bliss as a human being, because if you can follow that, everything else falls into place.

If you enter the dark side of life, and come through it, you emerge with more strength and passion.

It's very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse.