Quotes by Nicole Kidman

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

I want to go home at night and feel discomfort.

I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun.

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.

I have a different approach. I don't file lawsuits because I really don't care.

Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family.

I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'

I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but I'm not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, what's been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character.

I think when you're in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it's better than when you do yourself.