Nicole Kidman recalls Stanley Kubrick telling her she is a ‘character actress’
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Nicole Kidman recalls Stanley Kubrick telling her she is a ‘character actress’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicole Kidman has recalled being told she is a “character actress” by Stanley Kubrick. In a new interview with The Guardian, which was published today, the Big Little Lies actor spoke about the definition of a “movie star”. It’s too cerebral for me.” She continued: “I can only go to what Stanley Kubrick would say to me, which was, ‘Nicole, you’re a character actress.’ “Usually I’m resistant to labels. Kidman and Kubrick worked together on the 1999 erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut, in which she starred as Alice Harford opposite Tom Cruise.

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