Having established a prolific acting career in Hollywood, the idea of Nicole Kidman’s height being an issue when casting her goes over producers’ heads these days. In addition to her roles in such notable films as “Moulin Rouge!” “Bombshell,” “Aquaman” and its sequel, and “Being the Ricardos,” she has starred in several hit TV series, including “Big Little Lies,” “The Undoing,” “Nine Perfect Strangers,” and “Special Ops: Lioness.”
And yet, Kidman told the Radio Times Podcast, she still finds her height limiting at times. “It will bother me when I’m acting and I want to be small,'” she said. “But then there are times when I appreciate it when it’s related to what I’m doing and I go, ‘OK, I can use this now.'”
Despite the early career setbacks she suffered, Kidman said she is ultimately grateful for having a healthy life, apart from some knee issues that partially stem from being tall. On top of that, Kidman noted that issues that people have had with her height have provided her with some unique insights that she has passed along to her children.
“What I tell my daughters is that none of it matters,” Kidman said. “What matters is how you allow other people to either say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to you, and whether you accept that. Inner resilience as a human being, that’s the superpower, really.”
