- Nicole Kidman has opened up on why she is taking on so many acting roles.
- The actor will star in several movies and television shows in 2024, including the upcoming “Babygirl.”
- “I can create more work for people. I can create jobs for people,” she told Variety.
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If you haven’t noticed, Nicole Kidman is everywhere at the moment.
The Australian-American actor has solidified herself as one of Hollywood’s most prolific performers in recent years, starring in multiple movies and television shows in 2024 alone.
The 57-year-old star has recently featured in Netflix’s “The Perfect Couple,” Prime Video’s “Expats,” and the Taylor Sheridan series “Lioness.” She also leads the casts of “A Family Affair” and the upcoming “Babygirl.”
Kidman’s workload is both impressive and somewhat surprising for a star of her caliber.
While many of the actor’s projects have been lauded by critics, others have come in for criticism — leading some people to wonder what keeps her saying yes to so many offers.
Speaking to Variety this week, the Oscar winner said that while she had thought about taking a break, she wanted to help others in the industry.
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“In this weird way there are so many opportunities in terms of being able to be of service to the people who are coming up, and using what I have and can do for people,” she said, going on to reference Halina Reijn, the Dutch actor-turned-director, whom she worked with on “Babygirl.”
“It’s very hard for me to go, ‘Okay, I’m just going to take care of myself,’ because I’m so much about taking care of other people,” Kidman said, adding: “I’m thinking, ‘I can create more work for people. I can create jobs for people.’ And also, I love it. I have the passion.”
“Babygirl” has been tipped to be in the mix at the Oscars and earned Kidman the award for best actress at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year.
Kidman with “Babygirl” director Halina Reijn at the Venice International Film Festival.
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It isn’t the first time that Kidman has spoken about her dedication to helping create job opportunities in Hollywood.
In 2017, the star said she made an active effort to work with female directors to help get more women into such roles.
“I think it’s necessary, and I will continue to,” she said in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
“Pretty much every 18 months, I’m making a movie with a female director because that’s the only way the statistics are going to change, when other women start to go, ‘no, I’m actually going to choose only a woman now,'” she added.