Quotes by Nicole Kidman

"Yippee! I can't believe I made it. It feels like a long haul to get here. I'm so fine with it. People want you to have some sort of breakdown, but I'm relieved to be 40 years old, and I've lived a life."

"I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it."

"I'm drawn to the psychology of really interesting, flawed people."

"I was fair-skinned in a country that's about the outdoors."

"I don't really make decisions, I go with the flow."

"I would rather be tough on myself than have other people be tough on me."

"Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it."

"I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. I would much rather have J. Lo's body than mine."

"I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that's what I've learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved."

"I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly."

"It's so bizarre, I'm not scared of snakes or spiders. But I'm scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!"

"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."

"You don't have to be naked to be sexy."

"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."

"Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' 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."

"I find standing and posing for photos very awkward."

"LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go."

"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave."

"I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps."

"I think I would be very sad if I wasn't able to have a baby."