Nicole Kidman opens up about career, loss, and resilience
Nicole Kidman generally hesitates to discuss her private life. With time, she has opened up to new, challenging emotions she hadn't previously anticipated. Her recent traumatic experiences and the course of her career became the topics of her latest interview.
Nicole Kidman is considered by many viewers to be a woman of success. Despite the ongoing issue of the marginalisation of mature actresses on both television and the big screen, the Australian star continues to enjoy immense interest from filmmakers. Every year for the past 23 years, at least one production featuring her has been released in cinemas. Currently, the erotic thriller "Babygirl" is awaiting its premiere, which may bring the 57-year-old her second Oscar statuette in her career.
The undeniable professional successes of the Australian haven't always gone hand in hand with happiness in her personal life. While attending the Venice Film Festival this September, she was shocked by the news of her beloved mother's death, like a bolt from the blue. She hurriedly left the event, returning to her homeland. The family tragedy prompted her to reflect deeply on the passage of time.
Nicole Kidman admitted that her mother's death turned her life upside down
The star of the musicals "Moulin Rouge" and "Nine" accepted an invitation for a cover shoot for the British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine "GQ". It was accompanied by an extensive interview, which the actress doesn't often grant. This time, however, she agreed to summarise the decades of her life.
As Nicole Kidman admitted, after turning "forty", she felt that despite still receiving offers, her film career had started to slow down somewhat, and she was getting progressively fewer diverse scripts. She decided to start her own production company, Blossom Films, whose greatest success to date remains the series "Big Little Lies". Reaching another milestone on her 50th birthday, as well as her recent difficult experiences, unleashed previously hidden emotions in her.
"So life is, whew. It’s definitely a journey. And it hits you as you get older how— it’s a wake up at 3am crying and gasping kind of thing. If you’re in it and not numbing yourself to it. And I’m in it. Fully in it" - she admitted in an emotional conversation.
Nicole Kidman added that she is trying to accept and come to terms with everything life brings her. Despite this, she is still eager for new challenges and does not intend to give up anytime soon.
