Nicole Kidman is opening up about some of the difficult conversations she had to have with her young daughters Faith Margaret, 10, and Sunday Rose, 13, while she was filming HBO’s Big Little Lies.
The 54-year-old actress played Celeste Wright in the critically-acclaimed series, who was in an abusive marriage with Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard).
Kidman explained in a wide-ranging interview with Harper’s Bazaar that while sometimes filming the intense scenes with her on-screen husband, she would come home with bruises that she would have to explain to her young daughters.
Difficult: Nicole Kidman is opening up about some of the difficult conversations she had to have with her young daughters Faith Margaret, 10, and Sunday Rose, 13, while she was filming HBO’s Big Little Lies
Explained: Kidman explained in a wide-ranging interview with Harper’s Bazaar that while sometimes filming the intense scenes with her on-screen husband, she would come home with bruises that she would have to explain to her young daughters
‘I suppose the artist spirit, a lot of times, is saying, “I don’t care what it’s gonna cost me as a human being, because my thrust is deeply artistic,”‘ Kidman explains.
‘And that’s probably just a massive push-pull in any person who’s a painter, a writer, you know?’ she added, contemplatively.
‘If you’re really dedicated to it over a lifetime, that push-pull will collide with your existence and your connections with your family and all the people in your life. How much will that cost them? How much will it cost you personally? And how important is that artistic contribution?’ she added.
Artistic: ‘I suppose the artist spirit, a lot of times, is saying, “I don’t care what it’s gonna cost me as a human being, because my thrust is deeply artistic,”‘ Kidman explains
Push-pull: ‘And that’s probably just a massive push-pull in any person who’s a painter, a writer, you know?’ she added, contemplatively
Kidman won a Golden Globe and two Emmys – one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and one for her role as a producer with the Best Limited Series win – for her work on Big Little Lies.
She also opened up about her relationship with Keith Urban, who she shares Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose with after 15 years of marriage.
‘We’re always working through stuff, but it’s very much love based, so there’s an enormous amount of give and take,’ Kidman adds.
Emmy winner: Kidman won a Golden Globe and two Emmys – one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and one for her role as a producer with the Best Limited Series win – for her work on Big Little Lies
Opening up: She also opened up about her relationship with Keith Urban, who she shares Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose with after 15 years of marriage
‘I want him to have the best life he can have, and he responds the same way. We really love parenting together,’ she added.
The actress is currently back home in her native Australia filming Roar, an anthology series based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories, created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW).
She plays a character whose mother (Judy Davis) has slipped into dementia, with Kidman adding, ‘I’m in character so my brain is fried.’
Best life: ‘I want him to have the best life he can have, and he responds the same way. We really love parenting together,’ she added
Filming: The actress is currently back home in her native Australia filming Roar, an anthology series based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories, created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW)
She also added that she’s home to visit her mother, adding, ‘Grandma’s 81. I’m going to do this little job, but primarily Grandma is here and she needs to have her family around her.’
When asked about how she goes about choosing her roles, Kidman adds she’s always, ‘looking for really uncomfortable places, artistically.’
‘I’m never looking to sit down on what I’ve already done,’ she added.
Roles: When asked about how she goes about choosing her roles, Kidman adds she’s always, ‘looking for really uncomfortable places, artistically’