Nicole Kidman says she gets 'bruises' on her body from big little lies

Nicole Kidman She digs so deeply into the characters she plays, that they have the physical scars to prove it.

“I find sometimes it's really exhausting when you're going through all these intense, deep emotions that your health, actually, kind of gets through — your mind doesn't (know it's fake),” Kidman, 57, shared. diverse “Actors on actors” conversation. with Zendaya On Friday, December 13th. “You're actually putting yourself in a difficult situation, and you have to have ways to get out of that.”

The Oscar winner remembers how the HBO series was filmed Big little lies – which ran for two seasons from 2017 to 2019 Season three Currently in preparation – and it has had a particularly harsh impact on her. “It was upsetting for my body and psyche because I couldn’t tell what was real and what wasn’t real,” she explained. “So, it was like, ‘Oh.’ This is hard.” (Kidman plays Celeste in the series, who is abused by her husband, Perry Alexander Skarsgard.)

She continued: “I had real bruises all over my back, body and legs. And so, I would see it and my mind would say: Okay, wait. You are hurt. So, I do, you know, kind of this stuff that cleans my chakras and I pray and I do all this, you know, and I bring out the sage. Honestly, I say, “I'll take anything.” Just bring me here so I can move on to the next place free and without scars or damage or injury, which sounds like I'm bat-crazy, but I'm not.

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Kidman went through a similar, “very intense” experience while filming her latest film. Babygirl. The film, which hits theaters later this month, stars Kidman as a CEO who puts her family and work life in jeopardy by beginning an affair with a young intern, who she plays. Harris Dickinson.

“There were parts of Babygirl “That's not in the movie now but what fueled it was that we shot this kind of work and, yeah, after a short while, it was exhausting,” she said. “But it was also emotionally upsetting, that's how I'll say it.”

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

While chatting about Babygirl In an October interview with diverseKidman admitted that she found filming “the whole thing” difficult. “Because of the nature of this film, it was either going to be completely vulnerable and exposed, or you would be shielded, and then the thing wouldn't be able to communicate,” she said at the time. “When I met (the director) Halina (Ren)We talked through it, and I said to myself, “Just give us a safe space,” and then, “Please don’t make me look like an idiot.”

Despite experiencing some physical and mental disturbances during the production process, Kidman called Babygirl “A very launching film,” he said in an interview with Hollywood Reporter Earlier this month. “Some people have said this is it The most disturbing movie They've seen it before, and I'm like, 'Oh no, I'm so sorry.'

Kidman noted that she is also excited to bring a new kind of female-centric story to the big screen. “Women at a certain point in their careers are often overlooked as sexual beings. So, it was really nice to be seen in that way,” she explained. “From the moment I read it, I said: ‘Yes, this is a voice I haven’t seen, this is a place. I haven't visited it, and I don't think the fans have visited it.” My character has gotten to a point where she's got all this power, but she's not sure who she is, what she wants, what she desires, even though she seems to have it all. And I think that's relatable truly.

Babygirl It hits theaters on Wednesday, December 25.