Nicole Kidman

“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 don't really make decisions, I go with the flow.”

“I got married really fast and really young.”

“It's very easy to fall in love when things are great, but the way to really fall in love is when things aren't great.”

“My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.”

“If you're going to be with someone, you're with them, you're committed to them. I'm not sort of flitting around.”

“I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'”

“It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave.”

“Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job?”

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

“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.”

“What's the point of doing something good if nobody's watching.”

“I don't really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.”

“Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too.”

“I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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'll put it out there: I love getting hugs.”

“If I were a strategically minded person, I think I would have a far different career.”