I want to lead a more wild and dangerous life, declares Nicole

Nicole Kidman has declared she wants to lead a more 'wild and dangerous' life.

The Oscar-winning actress was in Rome for the launch of the inaugural Rome Film Festival where she said: "One of my dangerous movies will be showing."

The actress was referring to a film called Fur, a fictional story based on the life of the photographer Diane Arbus who went around New York photographing the dispossessed in down and out areas of the city.

The film had to take a fictional look at Arbus's life because her family refused to give their permission for the film to use real aspects of Arbus's life. The photographer committed suicide in 1971.

In the film Kidman is seen befriending a weird neighbour who is covered in hair. She begins photographing this strange man and begins having an affair with him.

Later in the film, as a way of showing Arbus's freedom, the actress disrobes and roams around a nudist colony naked.

Kidman said that when the story and the role called for nudity she had no trouble doing it.

"What's the problem with taking your clothes off? I just don't know what the big deal is. If it's necessary for the film and the role then I take my clothes off. If for a moment I felt that it was being exploitative then I would never take them off."

However, Kidman admitted later that the director rang her morning, noon and night before filming started just to check that she would still do the nude scenes.

Kidman added: "I made a commitment to myself that for the rest of my life I don't want to play it safe. I would like to become more wild and more dangerous in my choices the older I get.

"That doesn't mean that I won't do studio pictures, it's just that I want to be able to choose to do small experimental, almost avant garde films. They're the films that satisfy me."

She said that her recent marriage to country and western singer Keith Urban has made her 'blissfully' happy.

"I love being married to my husband, and I feel incredibly happy. It's the best thing I've ever done. He is comfortable with what I do and what I do for my work and he is fulfilled in what he does for his work.

"We are compatible, we are happy, and when we're together we spend most of our time eating sushi at a little place in Nashville, Tennessee."

The actress said that her home is mostly based in Nashville, although she has retained ties with Los Angeles and she has a house in Sydney, Australia.

Recently she began filming the first part of a film based on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy.

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I really don't know where to put this article, so I opened a new topic. You can merge it later if you want foxy.

great article. I applaude Nicole for being brave and I can't wait for her next project. I hope she will work with me someday

Thanks Nathi!

thanks nathi! great article

Thank you so much for posting that! I am hoping these quotes were taken from either the radio interview or the new article she did the photo shoot for. I love the quotes & it is like I can "hear" her happiness in married life & in her career decisions.

I think she really will "blossom" even more in her career decisions in the future & it is really going to be fun to watch.

Nathi, thanks for that interesting article. 'Glad that she found a husband who truly understands her craft and vice versa. They are both supportive to each other's career.

Thanks Nathalia for the article here is another one along the same lines


http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/10/14/1160246367684.html

Helen Barlow Rome
October 15, 2006




Nicole's next role: the devoted wife

Nicole Kidman may be an Oscar-winning superstar, but when she returns home to Australia in a fortnight it will be simply in her role as a wife.

Kidman, who opened the Rome Film Festival yesterday with her new film Fur, has confirmed she will be a guest at this year's ARIA Awards with her new husband Keith Urban.

When asked if she was travelling back to Sydney to promote Fur, Kidman said: "No, just as a wife. I'm coming back to Australia for the ARIAs actually."

Looking positively radiant and still very much the newlywed, Nicole Kidman delivered one of her most upbeat press conferences during promotional duties for her new movie. She even chuckled at one point and said, "I'm married", taking delight in the phrase.

Dressed in a tight satin top and pencil skirt - perhaps worn deliberately to dispel any pregnancy rumours - the 39-year-old sat on a soft comfy lounge chair with her slender long legs crossed before her. She was so relaxed that she even requested "the wildest and most spiced-up question" which ultimately was about her disrobing for the cameras.

"Honestly it was no big deal," she replied in her very Australian no-nonsense tone. "If you say you are going to do something for a film, you need to believe in it artistically and you don't censor yourself emotionally."

But aside from interest in her new film, which is based loosely on the story of American photographer Diane Arbus, Kidman's marriage to Urban was the hot topic. Kidman said the couple had no plans to work on any projects together, although they had a shared love for creativity.

"There's a reason that artistic people are drawn together, but at the same time you can't choose who you fall in love with," she said.

Although it is rare for Kidman to talk about her considerable fortune, earned from film appearances and advertising deals, including a reported $US3.71 million ($5 million) for a Chanel commercial, the actor told reporters she never takes her money for granted. "I feel very grateful," she said. "Obviously I have an enormous amount, [of money] but at times you get scared that it all can be taken away from you.

I want to walk through life with grace and dignity and generosity and never take it all for granted.


Kidman was visiting the Italian capital for "a little while" before returning home to Nashville. "I feel very protected there," she said. "I'm drawn to the country life, I like to ride horses and stuff."

After returning to Sydney for the ARIAs ceremony at Acer Arena on October 29, Kidman will return to London to film The Golden Compass with British actor Daniel Craig.

Source: The Sun-Herald


She is truly an amazing woman

^^YUP!!! thank you!!!!

Yep, "blissfully happy"!!!!! Thank you so much, Nathi!

They're the films that satisfy also some members of her audience (like me)

Thank you also Kiha for the article. She delights in saying "I'm married"!!!!!!

Thanks for the article .


I am glad she said that . She seems very determined to change course, she's been talking about shedding things for awhile .

and me.

I loved that second article.. THANK YOU! What a beautiful thing to say, Nicole!

I read this and thought that if she did another Bewitched or TSW, some nit-picky people with supposedly holier-than-thou attitudes (me included) would hold her feet to the fire. .
Until... this escape clause. Let's just hope its more of the former and less of the latter. Speaking of the latter, its less than a month before the release of Fur, possibly my next film in the theaters. Very very eager to see it. The last one I saw would be difficult to beat for sheer wierd fun: The Science of Sleep.

I liked both of those articles, thanks nathalia and kiha. Especially when she said "If you say you are going to do something for a film, you need to believe in it artistically and you don't censor yourself emotionally".

Thanks so very much Nathalia very cool article
and Thanks kiha for great 'pic' and addtional link

She has so much Grace and I honestly can't remember when I have ever seen someone So 'Radiant' and literally 'Glowing 'from such pure Happiness and LOVE It truely warms the Heart

Thanks for another great article Kiha.

thanks nathi!

I know . I really hope she holds on to that.

[quote=kiha,Oct 15 2006, 06:55 AM]
Thanks Nathalia for the article here is another one along the same lines
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/10/14/1160246367684.html

Helen Barlow Rome
October 15, 2006


Nicole's next role: the devoted wife

I just couldn't stop smiling looking at the men asking for an autograph. They were mesmerized at Nic's beauty.

Thanks a lot, Nathi and Kiha!
Great reading!

i am really glad she said that. these films are in most of the cases far better than most of the blockbusters because they make you think about the topic. i am always looking more foreward to little indie pics than those studio flicks.

aww thats a great article! thanks!!!!!

i love how she loves this marriage!
xx

Thanks, Nathi and Kiha, for the articles.



Awwwww....

Thank you so much for the articles, the more I read Nicole's interviews, the more I'm proud and happy to be her fan.
ciao

omg that's the best thing i've read all day. Thanks so much for that!

Thanx Nathalia and Kiha 4 da great articles Nic is such a sweet heart

~Viviana~

I just love these articles



Thanks for posting them.

Thank you Nathalia, Kiha and consuelo for the articles!

Of course I would have liked to seen more emphasis on Fur at the press conference rather than her personal life. Did I actually think that was going to happen? Honestly - no, so no surprises here.



Just a few comments - many of the things she said in this interview - about living in a laid-back town, monogamy, committment, career etc - are entirely consistent with things she's said in interviews the last five years - and indeed with inteviews going back to the '90's. I think these almost confirm the sense that "Nic's back" (as if she'd ever gone away.) There's nothing shocking or surprising here (the comments about being committed to small films - but not ruling out the occasional "studio films" is something she has said before, for instance.)

What's relatively new is the comfort she has established with her new husband in balancing family life and career, without having to give up "one or the other". (Apparently Keith has made similar comments as of late.) It's interesting to me that occasionally it has been implied that because she is married she would or should give up her career, whereas no one implies or suggests that of her husband (or any other man in a similar situation.) I think as a woman of about her age it's satisfying for me to hear her confirm that this - acting - is a part of her identity. Not the whole enchilada, but a part of herself, and that there is no "crime" in being professionally fulfilled. Nor must it necessarily interfere or prevent personal happiness when held in proper perspective.

Thanks for the article!! She is so amazing...

Totally agree with this. It was on Access Hollywood that Keith was asked if the fact that he had somebody else to think about, would that mean he would change the way he toured. He response was that because he was with somebody who was also in the Arts, that they understood that it wasn't just a job, but a passion (yes I paraphrased a bit).

Just because you have a love and a passion for your work, doesn't mean you feel any less love or passion for the person you're with. Both Nic & Keith understand this and I think that's why they make such a fabulous couple.

Very much so. I've just seen that AH vid, iluvsongs, and so yes that was on my mind writing my post above.

I haven't seen all of Nicole's films but I have seen several. One of the things that I always admired about Nicole is that she doesn't seem to do the same role twice. You see so many actors that find success is one type of role and stick with it. You see someone in a movie and think this is same role he/she has done 3 times before but with a different plot and different characters. I have never felt that way about Nicole's movies. She seems to take chances and try different things which I think is great. I know she has been critized for some of choices but I think have to try new things as you grow as an actor and a person. I think she already takes more chances than most actors do so.



Keith has said in many interviews recently that he has found balance in his life which is something he has talked about wanting for a long time. In the Access Hollywood interview when they asked him if he would change how he tours now that Nicole is in his life he said that he was lucky to have some in his life who was also in the arts and understands that this is not just a job it is a passion. I think that goes both ways. I think Keith understands that acting is a passion for Nicole just like music is a passion for him. You can't ask someone to give up something you aren't willing to give up yourself.

Absolutely spot-on, MusicLover.

There was an article about 2 years ago in Country Weekly with Keith and something similiar to this. He was having a conversation with his Grandmother shortly after his Grandfather (who was also a great lover of music) had passed away. His Grandmother made a comment about always feeling that she came second to her husbands love of music. Keith said but out of all the people in the world, you came first.

If you have 2 people, not just celebrities, who are fulfilled professionally, wouldn't that make coming together that much better, knowing that you can share that? Does that make sense?

thanks for the articles everyone! she truely is amazing!

One of my favorite quotes!

"You can't ever look at yourself as coming second to that-- everything is second to that. That's like saying you're second to breathing. Think of it this way: You came first out of all the people."

http://keithurbanmates.net/country_weekly_story.html

You beat me to this! I was about to bring it up. Thank you for sharing!!!!!

I LOOVE her interviews. I don't think I have seen her happier and just in piece.... just lovely!!!!

I think married life must agree w/ her She looks absolutely happy and radiant.... Just happy

Thanks for the article, Nicole sounds really happy.

About this subject there is a documentary directed by Rosanna Arquette : Searching for Debra Winger (2002)

Ditto... ...thanks Nathalia, kiha and Consuelo!

Her zest for life is showing through ...she's satisfied in her professional as well as her personal life! These photos say it all, she's simply glowing...and her comments about her personal life are so, so revealing! I'm so happy that she's feeling very comfortable talking about it.

I've heard of it but not come across it - I'll be sure to seek it out, thank you archer!

Twiggy, y'all must be pleased as punch that you can now join the Aussies in saying "our Nicole"! She certainly does credit to your fair city (could the Chamber of Commerce ask for better PR?)- and I'm glad that you've welcomed her with open arms and made her feel at home.

Oh, yes...from her mouth to our ears....she's "our" Nicole! I'm just thrilled that she loves it here! Of course, she has a very special reason to love it here doesn't she? She's our best ambassador right now!

I'm happy she's happy

I'm happy for Nicole! She deserves all the best!!!!!!!
Thanks for the articles,guys!!!

that is so sweet. You can tell that Nicole and Keith are so happy together.