I'm very much an admirer of people who are reaching for things and trying to survive. Nicole Kidman More Quotes by Nicole Kidman More Quotes From Nicole Kidman Once I start putting all my little insecurities in my mind, I'm not actually acting. Then it's about me - and it should never be about me. It should be about the character. Nicole Kidman insecuritymindcharacter 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 snakesbutterflyeerie It's the desire to study the human condition, the desire for collaboration, to learn and absorb, and to lead a well-examined life. Nicole Kidman collaborationstudydesire I'd like to be wise. You have to go through a lot to get there, but I'm willing to go through a lot. Nicole Kidman being-wisewillingwise I’m always interested in films that are about extreme subject matters. Nicole Kidman extremesfilmmatter The thing I'm not good with is mediocrity, when someone isn't really trying to reach something. Nicole Kidman mediocritytrying I am very shy - really shy - I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness. So I don't like walking into a crowded restaurant by myself; I don't like going to a party by myself. Nicole Kidman shypartykids It's my job as an actor to commit to the role and not - through my own inhibitions - run away. Nicole Kidman rolesrunningjobs 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 blondeskinshair 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. Nicole Kidman fluffystorieskids It's good to have a little distance. If you discuss your love too much, it just damages it. Nicole Kidman distancetoo-muchlittles What's the point of doing something good if nobody's watching. Nicole Kidman ifs As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who have suffered unthinkable violence. Nicole Kidman ambassadorsdomestic-violencewomen If I ever feel that this is dangerous or I'm scared of it, then that probably draws me more towards it. Nicole Kidman scareddangerousdraws I think we do need radicals. We need extremists, because that's how change happens. Nicole Kidman radicalneedsthinking 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 upsetemotionalfun Regrets are ridiculous, so I don’t regret, no. Nicole Kidman dont-regretridiculousregret I do have to say my daughter, Sunday, said to me [I was being] overprotective, so you must have been a fly on the wall. Nicole Kidman wallsundaydaughter I don't really make decisions, I go with the flow. Nicole Kidman flowdecision I'd rather walk a tightrope than have my feet on the ground. Nicole Kidman feet-on-the-groundriskfeet
