Quotes from Nicole Kidman

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist.

I want to go home at night and feel discomfort.

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.

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

I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly.

I've always loved the drama and the creating of a role and performance and all that comes with that, but I then also kind of like to have just the white picket fence life if that makes sense.

I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters.

I yearn for things, but at the same time I am just peaceful.

I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine.

They've said I'm gay, they've said everyone is gay. I personally don't believe in doing huge lawsuits about that stuff. Tom does. That's what he wants to do, that's what he's going to do. You do not tell Tom what to do. He is a force to be reckoned with.

I kept looking for happiness, and then I realized: This is it. It's a moment, and it comes, and it goes, and it'll come back again. I yearn for things, but at the same time I'm just peaceful.

It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system.

There's no drugs, no Tom in a dress, no psychiatrists.

I wouldn't want to be married to me, but luckily Tom Cruise does.

They give us access to another world, they give us access to dreams. It's our way of living in a different realm for a short period of time - and how beautiful is that?

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.

I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.

I believe in continuing to put love and kindness and compassion and art into the world.

The more you love, the more you crave.

I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo.

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

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

People say that jealousy is the greatest enemy of love. They're wrong. The greatest enemy of love is boredom.

These different people that I play become the loves of my life.