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Nicole Kidman has delivered decades of riveting work on stage and screen. The actor and producer takes Backstage behind the thoughts and emotions that have characterized her meteoric career, from losing herself in books as a child to understanding the sacrifices required of hardworking artists as an adult. Her advice to fellow creators is to stay in touch with \u201cthat young mind,\u201d as she says. \u201cDon\u2019t let that older experience of life take that away. That would be the thing that I carry. And I have no idea why! I still get the goosebumps, I get the adrenaline, I get the nervousness, I get the elation, I get the waiting for the call.... That is still such a huge part of who I am.\u201d\n\nAn Emmy, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Award winner, Nicole first became a Hollywood mainstay with \u201cDead Calm\u201d and \u201cDays of Thunder\u201d before starring in modern classics like \u201cEyes Wide Shut,\u201d \u201cMoulin Rouge!\u201d and \u201cThe Hours.\u201d Among the projects of her production company, Blossom Films, are TV hits \u201cBig Little Lies,\u201d \u201cThe Undoing,\u201d and \u201cNine Perfect Strangers.\u201d She\u2019ll next star in Robert Eggers\u2019 \u201cThe Northman,\u201d and is now Oscar\u2013 and SAG Award\u2013nominated for her work as Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin\u2019s biopic \u201cBeing the Ricardos.\u201d Read Backstage\u2019s cover story with her co-star, Javier Bardem, here: https://bit.ly/3IorvNX\n\nThis episode is brought to you by Amazon Studios\u2019 \u201cBeing the Ricardos.\n---\nBackstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage\u2019s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today\u2019s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, and more. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made, to personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Jack Smart, Awards Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ\n\nFollow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media:\n- https://www.facebook.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope\n- https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast\n\nLooking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe\nBrowse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e\nCheck out our community-driven virtual programming, The Slate: https://bit.ly/2WDNXf0\nBackstage stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: https://bit.ly/3cuMBt5\n\nSpecial thanks to...\n- Host: Jack Smart\n- Producer: Jamie Muffett\n- Social media: Katie Minard, Karen Jenkins\n- Design: Mark Stinson, Caitlin Watkins\n- Additional support: Kasey Howe, Samantha Sherlock, Benjamin Lindsay, Oriella St. Louis