Nicole Kidman has her own way of relieving stress. During a round table organized by The Hollywood Reporterthe Oscar winner opened up about a cathartic experience she had after a tough day of filming on the set of Big Little Lies : “I threw a stone through the window because the door was locked and I couldn’t get in. I had never done that in my life. Obviously I was very tense. I broke everything. It was worth a fortune. »
The star ofExpats was accompanied by Jodie Foster, Jennifer Aniston, Sofia Vergara, Brie Larson, Anna Sawai And Naomi Watts. She explained that she had shared this moment with Alexander Skarsgardhis partner in Big Little Liesand with the director Jean-Marc Vallée, who seemed surprised by the intensity of his emotion. “I went back the next day and said to Alexandre and Jean-Marc: “I threw a stone through the window”, and they said to me: “Wow…” I replied: “I I was a little upset.” »
In 2017, Nicole Kidman won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries for her heartbreaking portrayal of Celeste Wright, a woman victim of domestic violence and sexual assault perpetrated by her husband, played by Alexander Skarsgård. Despite the seriousness of the subject, the actress said she kept a “show must go on” mentality about Big Little Lies, even during grueling production days. “We must continue to move forward. We go and do it. And a lot of times it’s 12 or 14 hour days for six months, so you don’t really have time to say, “I need to take care of myself.” »
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In Expats, she plays an equally intense character: that of Margaret, a mother living in Hong Kong whose youngest child has mysteriously disappeared. In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the actress described these roles as a “calling” and a “strength,” but during the panel discussion, she was honest about the impact they have on her. ” After Expats, I did a comedy because psychologically, I was going crazy. I told myself that it was unhealthy. And this is something we need to talk about as actors: the need to protect our bodies in order to live as long as it is given to us on this earth. Because it’s very hard on the psyche. »
