342 Quotes by Nicole Kidman

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.

I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive.

As an actor you don’t control the end result. Because you’re a director, you get to control the end result. I think for us, we really have to show up and participate and give. And then let go.

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.

People can tell you what to do, but ultimately, we’re all going to die, so how do you want to live?

Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people’s lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.

I’m always happy to play the bad girl. I just get to have fun, and it’s obviously all done with a smile.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.

I’m trying to find a man to share my life with, but it’s not been easy. I’m a 35-year-old woman with two small children.