| 62 Nicole Kidman Quotes and Sayings | Score |
|---|---|
| You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important¸ and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do | 72 |
| You're not anyone in America unless you're on TV | 68 |
| I believe that as much as you take¸ you have to give back. It's important not to focus on yourself too much | 68 |
| You don't have to be naked to be sexy | 64 |
| I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did | 62 |
| What's the point of doing something good if nobody's watching | 60 |
| I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter. I still completely believe in love and I'm open to anything that will happen to me | 59 |
| Even from a very early age¸ I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous | 57 |
| I wear a lot of sunscreen. I never go in the sun. I've had one skin cancer on my leg¸ and I rarely get in the sun¸ so that just shows you. They cut it out. Stay out of the sun¸ because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family | 57 |
| 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 | 57 |
| He's really an extraordinary human being¸ and he is very generous with his knowledge and he is very dedicated to what he does. He worked extremely hard on this film and he lives¸ breathes¸ eats the film¸ and I really admire that | 55 |
| 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 | 55 |
| I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care | 54 |
| Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it. Sometimes I try to downplay it a bit because people are like¸ "God you guys". I just feel so fortunate that I have found someone who will put up with me and stay with me | 53 |
| Honestly¸ people have said everything under the sun. I just want to do my work¸ raise my kids¸ and hopefully find somebody who I can share my life with again | 53 |
| I wouldn't want to be married to me¸ but luckily Tom Cruise does | 52 |
| Why do a crappy film role when you can do a meaty stage role? And¸ I'm not small and curvy and I don't fit the prerequisite for small¸ passive¸ sexy chicks | 51 |
| I love acting¸ but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo | 51 |
| Life has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go | 50 |
| 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 | 49 |
| 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 perceiving you | 49 |
| I think it's important that we don't all have to hold our heads high all the time saying everything's fine | 49 |
| If you're going to be with someone¸ you're with them¸ you're committed to them. I'm not sort of flitting around | 49 |
| 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 | 48 |
| What is so impressive is how the women are speaking out¸ helping one another and organizing to achieve political and social change. For the past 10 years¸ UNIFEM and the U.N. trust fund have been a key ally in this movement for change and gender equality | 48 |
| Dealing with these emotions as an actress is like being a boxer put into the ring | 47 |
| I thought I was doing a small play in an experimental theater¸ and I couldn't believe the reaction it got. I was so nervous the opening night¸ and then¸ once the play started¸ I thought¸ "Just go for it" | 47 |
| Having gone through all of this¸ I feel in some ways calmer now. It's strange¸ but sad. I think I'll always be sad | 47 |
| I'm a woman¸ a mother¸ a daughter¸ a sister. I'm a real person operating in the world. For me to discuss the most private thing feels wrong. It feels like I'm betraying myself and my children | 46 |
| Let's make sure we have a party | 46 |
| It felt big. It felt lonely and big. You're in a hotel and you're like¸ "OK¸ well¸ I'm sitting in this big suite with an Oscar¸ and I still don't have a life. What is wrong with me?" It hit home that I needed to get a life: "Who do I jump on the bed with¸ and celebrate with¸ and order pancakes with?" That was painful¸ not having that person to share it with | 46 |
| It's not about me in a wierd way its about the people who help get me here | 46 |
| I am known as the quickest one in the chair on any film. I'm a 20 minute girl¸ but I'm trying to cut it down to 10. I don't like being in that chair as I get really antsy. I don't like being touched and prodded | 46 |
| Have to play a 22-year-old¸ and she's nearly 40. They said¸ "How about Hilary Swank?" I said¸ "Great¸ fine¸ whoever". I would have said¸ "Great¸ fine¸ whoever"¸ if they had said Roseanne Barr. I stopped paying attention because I'm focusing on my future¸ not my past | 45 |
| It's not nice. How would you like your pay check flashed up before the world to see? | 44 |
| I think particularly with this it's a theme that runs through a lot of my films which is the love a mother has for a child | 44 |
| 5 feet¸ 2 inches and curvy¸ everything I always wanted to be | 44 |
| I'm a person that carries everything that happened to me in my past¸ with me into the future | 43 |
| I think each role takes a little from you and circles around you for the rest of your life. I don't think you ever abandon any of them | 43 |
| I think at some stage¸ I would love to have another child. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. I actually am not good at the balance at that | 43 |
| I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive | 42 |
| It's a pat on the back¸ which as a little girl is something you dream of | 41 |
| We know all the words. We like listening to it in the car and singing really loud | 41 |
| I've never been so excited to have people walk all over me for the rest of my life | 40 |
| I never knew I'd be in a musical¸ let alone win an award for one | 40 |
| I am proud to be in his hands | 39 |
| That goes against what I believe morally. That's adultery¸ and if I'm accused of that¸ no¸ that's not right. I have two kids who see that and remember that and judge me. It didn't happen¸ and it's not to be reported that way | 39 |
| Very bad¸ bad things | 38 |
| Salary stories are intrusive. Do you ask your neighbour what they earn for their job? | 38 |
| All that nose twitching becomes quite addictive after a while. It was hard to switch off | 38 |
| It was far more complex than I thought it was going to be in terms of the duration it was shot for¸ but also in terms of the characters¸ and working with my husband¸ and dealing with the subject matter we were dealing with. It was difficult at times but it was incredibly rewarding and I'd do it again in a heartbeat | 37 |
| 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 | 37 |
| My choices in films are spontaneous | 35 |
| My life collapsed. People ran from me because suddenly it was "Oh my God! It's over for her now!" | 35 |
| There's no drugs¸ no Tom in a dress¸ no psychiatrists | 35 |
| And obviously¸ I've seen my father do some magnificent work | 34 |
| I don't believe in having body doubles for a film | 34 |
| I just want to be nominated¸ beggars can't be choosers | 33 |
| It created a different world that I so believed in¸ and I credit that with my wanting to become an actress later on - after the usual girly things such as becoming a vet¸ or a nurse¸ of course | 33 |
| I do think there are times in your life where you are able to believe those kinds of things | 31 |
| I have a little bit of a belly¸ a tiny bit of pooch. It's the one thing I don't want to lose. I just like having some softness. If I lose that¸ then Tom might leave me | 29 |
| If I packaged toothpaste and told you you were gonna get half the toothpaste in the tube¸ you probably wouldn't buy it | 28 |







