14 DAY TRIAL // The latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine features actress Nicole Kidman in a gorgeous photospread which contradicts from the start what she’s saying in the interview about how she doesn’t care or know much about the fashion.
Kidman is promoting her latest film, the critically acclaimed “The Rabbit Hole,” while also starting the promo work on the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy “Just Go With It,” which also stars her and Jennifer Aniston.
As such, it’s not much of a surprise that Harper’s let Aniston conduct the Q&A instead of their regular interviewer. The questions are regular fare, except for some bits where it’s clear that Nicole is less guarded than in other interviews, which makes it a must-read for fans.
Recalling what she thought when she first saw her now-husband, Keith Urban, Nicole says she’d wanted a man like him all her life, which prompts Jen to say that she’s jealous (only she puts it in nicer words) of Nicole of the life she has.
From the interview, it’s clear that both stars are very appreciative of the life they have and of being able to work on their careers and do something that they love.
Still, as much as Kidman loves working on movies, she would never put her family second, she says with typical determination. Just the same, she wouldn’t sacrifice her family for fame, which comes at the same time with a career in the movies.
“Fame,” Nicole says when Aniston asks her of the biggest drawback of acting. “It’s a great thing in the sense of the opportunities it gives you, but you don’t realize that you’re dancing with the 100-pound gorilla,” she adds.
Because of this, she likes to keep her life private and is very fortunate not to have to live in Los Angeles yet, at the same time, be able to pick the roles she finds the most interesting and challenging.
“Most actors are highly sensitive people, but you have this incredible scrutiny. You have to develop a thick skin, but you can’t have a thick skin in your work. So it’s that constant push-pull of going, How do I stay human and vulnerable and real, and how do I, at the same time, not let all this affect me?” she says.
“I suppose it’s the same when you’re at school and you get a taste of girls who are being mean. It’s the same thing, just at a bigger level,” the actress adds of how she sees life in Tinseltown.
For the full interview Jennifer Aniston conducted on Nicole Kidman, see the Harper’s Bazaar piece here.