Nicole Kidman graces the cover of December 2008 Glamour Magazine. She reveals her private thoughts on her daughter, her husband, and her divorce from Tom Cruise. Below is a small part of the interview in Glamour magazine – check out the rest of the interview in Glamour.
On her happiness: "’Happy’ isn’t an all-encompassing-enough word. I’m in a place of gratitude and humility. I don’t take any of it for granted. I touch wood every day. The journey of life – we all go through it: You have love, you lose love, you find new love. To have love again is a beautiful thing."
On her relationships: "[Keith is] back and forth, finishing up his tour. But we have a thing where we’re not separated for more than a week… I have reached a stage in my life when I want to be with the ones I love. I used to be willing to do two weeks. And that is too much now; my heart aches…. I’ve given a lot to my work, and I’m not willing to give as much to that anymore. At this time in my life, I want to be giving to my relationships. And out of that, whatever work you do prospers because you have more to give."
I can’t bear to be separated from Sunday Rose. That’s why I haven’t yet gotten a daytime nanny, but at some stage I probably will have one."
On Keith’s alcohol addiction: "It brought us to our knees.… Addiction is very prevalent in our society, and it can be shattering to both people in the relationship. But working through it together was an extraordinary path. It’s very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse.… As a couple, we are in a place of deep gratefulness. The experience gave us deep honesty – and greater love."
On being married to Tom Cruise: "I felt I became a star only by association. I didn’t think [the early movies] were very good, which is why I would always cower in the background. I thought, I don’t deserve to be here. We would go to the Oscars and I would think, I’m here to support him. I felt it was my job to put on a beautiful dress and be seen and not heard."
