Nicole Kidman says she has ‘bruises’ on her body from big little lies

Nicole Kidman Dives deep into the characters she plays, so much so that she has the physical scars to prove it.

“Sometimes I find it really overwhelming when you’re going through all these emotions that are so intense and deep that your health, actually, you get, sort of — your brain doesn’t (know it’s fake),” Kidman, 57, shares diverse “Players on Players” conversation. with Zendaya on Friday, December 13. “You’re basically putting yourself through it, and you have to have ways to get rid of it.”

The Oscar winner recalled how he filmed the HBO series big little lies – ran for two seasons from 2017 to 2019, with her third season Currently in the works – charged her a particularly heavy price. “It disturbed my body and mind because I couldn’t tell what was real and what wasn’t,” she explained. “So, it was just like, ‘Ugh. This is hard.'” (Kidman stars as Celeste in the series, who is abused by her husband, Perry, played by Alexander Skarsgård.)

She continued: “I would have real bruises all over my back, body and legs. And so, I would see it and my mind would say, ‘Well, wait. You’re hurt.’ All that, you know, and take out the smart one. Honestly, I’ll take whatever. Just get me here so I can get into the next place free and not scarred or hurt. Which sounds like I’m bats-crazy, but I’m not.”

Kidman went through a similar and “very intense” experience filming her latest movie, baby girl. The film, which hits theaters later this month, stars Kidman as a CEO who puts her family and work life at risk by starting a steamy affair with a young intern, played by Harris Dickinson.

“There were parts of baby girl which are not now in the film, but it was fueled by the fact that we filmed this kind of, yes, only after a period, it was exhausting,” she said. “But it was also emotionally disturbing, that’s how I say it.”

Learning to take care of herself while giving her all to a performance is something Kidman said she’s “not great at.” She added: “I’m still learning not to sacrifice my body and myself for one, for the sake of art, because a part of me almost wants to. And two, you just have to appreciate who I am. So it’s a journey.”

while talking about baby girl In an October interview with diverseKidman admitted that it was difficult for her to film “the whole thing”. “Because of the nature of this film, it’s either going to be completely vulnerable and exposed, or you’re going to be protected, and then it won’t connect,” she said at the time. “When I met with (director) Helina (Rhine)And we talked about it, I was just like, ‘Just give us a safe space,’ and then, ‘Please don’t make me look like a fool.'”

Despite experiencing physical and mental turmoil during the production process, Kidman called baby girl “A very liberating film” in an interview with Hollywood Reporter earlier this month. “I’ve had a few people say it’s the The most disturbing movie They ever saw, and I’m like, ‘Oh no, I’m so sorry,'” she said.

Kidman noted that she is also excited to bring a new type of female-centric story to the big screen. “A lot of times women are cast in a certain period of their career as a sexual being. So it was really beautiful to look like that,” she explained. “From the moment I read it, I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s a voice I haven’t seen, it’s a place I haven’t been, I don’t think the audience has been.’ She wants, what she wants, even though she seems to have everything. And I think it’s really relatable.”

baby girl will hit theaters on Wednesday, December 25th.