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By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n As part of the interview, which covered a wide range of topics, Kidman answered questions from a range of A-Listers.<\/p>\n The full list includes Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Elle Fanning, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joel Edgerton, Lulu Wang, Margot Robbie, Maisie Williams, Joey King, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Christine Centenera, Shailene Woodley, Harris Dickinson, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Steven Klein, Troye Sivan, Ad\u00e9la, Kylie Minogue, Bruna Papandrea, and Liane Moriarty.<\/p>\n While questions from actors Dickinson and Skarsg\u00e5rd were more mundane and related to advice on hosting Christmas or buying a washing machine and dryer, many others were deep and complimentary of Kidman.<\/p>\n The 59-year-old reflected on her 45 year acting career.<\/p>\n Pop princess Minogue asked the star about her memories of her breakout role in 1983 Australian film BMX Bandits.<\/p>\n After expressing her \u201cenormous love\u201d for \u201cgolden\u201d Kylie, she said she remembered thinking how \u201chardcore\u201d it was to do one of her own stunts in the film, later telling Pfeiffer that it was one of the roles where she had the most fun.<\/p>\n When asked about obstacles she faced in her youth by Luhrmann, Kidman candidly opened up about the difficulties she faced because of her height, particularly when it came to acting.<\/p>\n \u201cI was the tallest in the class, taller than all the boys,\u201d the actress said.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t fulfil being a ballet dancer because I was too tall.<\/p>\n \u201cEven as an actress, I was told, \u2018You\u2019re too tall, because you\u2019re taller than the leading man\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n But she said that was what gave her fire.<\/p>\n \u2018Terrible\u2019 on her phone<\/p>\n Big Little Lies co-star revealed that Kidman was \u201cterrible\u201d on her phone, which she conceded.<\/p>\n \u201cI can be late with texting, I don\u2019t check my emails all the time; I\u2019m just not that person,\u201d the Practical Magic star said.<\/p>\n When asked what she does instead of scrolling, Kidman replied that she liked to be \u201cemotionally present\u201d in her life and spend time in nature.<\/p>\n While admitting that she has \u201cdoomscrolled\u201d, she said it was important to have discipline when it came to devices.<\/p>\n Communal wardrobe<\/p>\n Kidman revealed that she shares clothes and shoes with daughters Sunday Rose, 18, and Faith, 15, with all three being the same size.<\/p>\n \u201cI always go, \u2018I don\u2019t buy for me, I buy for us\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The mum revealed that her 18-year-old \u201chas the best boots\u201d and that she wears her daughters\u2019 jeans.<\/p>\n However, it is a two-way street with both daughters using her vintage wardrobe, which was set up with the assistance of \u201cbeautiful Dolly\u201d Parton, \u201cas a shop\u201d.<\/p>\n Kidman told the outlet her relationship with fashion was akin to Cinderella.<\/p>\n \u201cYou get to dress up and feel good and then it all comes off and you go back to your real life, which I\u2019ve always kinda loved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n When answering a question from Big Little Lies co-star Salda\u00f1a about balancing work life and family life, Kidman said there was \u201cno such thing as perfection\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I always say to my daughters, \u2018if push came to shove, that all goes out the window, there is nothing more important than you\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is so important for a child to hear.<\/p>\n \u201cThey know it, because they can call the set and if I\u2019m in the middle of something, if they need me, they\u2019ve got me.<\/p>\n \u201cTo know that you are absolutely the priority, that you will never, ever not be put first when it\u2019s really needed, for me, that\u2019s love.\u201d<\/p>\n The one wish Kidman had growing up<\/p>\n The actress revealed to Barbie star Robbie that there was one role she always wanted to play when asked what her favourite Aussie television ad was.<\/p>\n \u201cI always wanted to be in a McDonald\u2019s commercial,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was growing up, McDonald\u2019s was it.\u201d<\/p>\n Kidman revealed that the main reason was because she wanted \u201cto be able to eat a Quarter Pounder on camera over and over again\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI never got cast,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Kidman\u2019s favourite childhood memories<\/p>\n Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty asked a particularly poignant question about Kidman\u2019s childhood memories.<\/p>\n \u201cI know how much you miss your mum and dad. If I could grant you the opportunity to time travel back to a moment in your childhood, where and when would it be?\u201d the author asked.<\/p>\n Kidman revealed that her family used to have beach holidays in Avoca and visit the Barrington Tops in NSW, north-west of Newcastle.<\/p>\n \u201cI would go back to that Christmas holiday, that January, when there was not a care in the world,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a fake tree and tinsel. I love the smell of the summer and the gardenias.\u201d<\/p>\n Pointing out the seasonal difference between her native Australia and the US, she said people were often confused when she talked about a beach Christmas.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d go back there\u2014my family, and being a little girl,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I can re-create it now for my kids, and I can re-create it maybe for grandkids.<\/p>\n \u201cBring on the tinsel and the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n Finally comfortable in her skin at 59<\/p>\n Kidman is the namesake for Ad\u00e9la\u2019s song, which has amassed more than 180 million streams since its release.<\/p>\n She said it was an honour to have a song written about her, even though she did not quite understand it.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole thing is to support these young artists, in whichever shape or form… She\u2019s so young and so talented, and she can write hooks, right?\u201d Kidman said.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t hear the song, but she sent me the lyrics and I was like, \u2018Yeah, go for it. Go for it, girl\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI have no idea what it means to feel like me, because I can feel like s..t, put it that way, and go, \u2018I don\u2019t feel like that today\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I\u2019m just more comfortable in my own skin right now.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s my new thing \u2026 Weird to get that at 59, but I\u2019m glad to say I somehow got there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman has opened up about her life and career after being quizzed by almost two dozen A-Listers.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":938956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,2331,134],"class_list":["post-938955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-culture","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Nicole](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ef06e8f1a16ced9aa5dfb017cf17354d6dc18ef8.jpg\")
Nicole opened up about her life, motherhood, and her career. Credit: Nicolekidman, Instagram<\/p>\n