Jennifer Aniston revealed that she has leaned on her longtime friend Nicole Kidman in the past as she reflected on the importance of having friends in her industry.
When asked who in her field has helped her get through the “hardest or loneliest parts” of life, the Friends star, 55, recalled how the Oscar winner, 56, gave her support while filming their 2011 comedy, Just Go with It.
“When we did that movie in Hawaii (2011’s Just Go With It), you helped me through a lot of difficult things I was going through,” Aniston told Kidman while participating in a panel discussion with The Hollywood Reporter, alongside Jodie Foster. Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Ana Sawai and Sofia Vergara.
He continued, “Just having that community is very helpful.”
Aniston didn’t elaborate on what she was experiencing at the time, but later joined Larson, 34, about how “connecting with other women has been a game-changer” for her as an actress.
Jennifer Aniston (right) revealed that she has leaned on her longtime friend Nicole Kidman (left) as she reflected on the importance of having friends in her industry; seen in 2011
“It’s so true,” Aniston said, after the Room star talked about doing everything she could to “become friends with other women in the industry because there was usually only one woman in a job.”
Additionally, Aniston admitted to being touched by hearing Kidman talk about feeling burdened by some of the dark roles she has taken on over the years.
Kidman, who played the role of an abused wife on the HBO series Big Little Lies, admitted that it was difficult to depict domestic violence for more than 12 to 14 hours a day on set.
“But there’s a way we operate that the show has to go on, so you just keep going, show up and do it and do it and do it and do it,” he said. ‘And there’s really no time to say, ‘I need to take care of myself.'”
The Moulin Rouge star added that “it’s very hard on the psyche” and after her film, Expats, she made a comedy because she “went crazy with” her “own psychology.”
Vergara responded: ‘The body doesn’t know that what you’re going through (isn’t real).’
Kidman concluded: ‘It’s not like that. But the idea of being able to go get a massage or a hot bath or even a pat on the back, just having someone touch you and say, “It’s okay.”
Aniston later told Kidman that his words made her “a little tearful.”
When asked who in her field has helped her get through the “hardest or loneliest parts” of life, the Friends star, 55, recalled how the Oscar winner, 56, gave her support during the filming of his 2011 comedy, Just Go with It (pictured in 2024)
“When we did that movie in Hawaii (2011’s Just Go With It), you helped me through a lot of the tough things I was going through,” Aniston told Kidman while participating in a panel discussion with The Hollywood Reporter (seen hugging on set ). to just move on)
Aniston and Kidman first met at a Golden Globes party in 2005 (seen at the 2020 SAG Awards)
In response, Kidman reminded her friend and the other actresses on the panel that “it’s very important to reach out to each other.”
Aniston and Kidman met at a Golden Globes party in 2005.
Recalling the first time they crossed paths, Aniston said harper’s bazaar back in 2011 that it was a “typical Hollywood story” and that they shared “an agent.”
‘I remember meeting this tall, beautiful woman who was there with her mom and dad. I was completely starstruck, while she was nothing but kind,” the Golden Globe winner gushed.
Additionally, Aniston admitted to being touched by hearing Kidman talk about feeling overwhelmed by some of the dark roles she’s taken on (Kidman pictured in Big Little Lies).
The Moulin Rouge star added that “it’s very hard on the psyche” and after her film, Expats, she made a comedy because she “went crazy with” her “own psychology.”
She continued: ‘I loved her immediately. We have met over the years and stay in touch. But it was Adam Sandler, precisely, who brought us together in Hawaii to film the comedy Just Go With It.’
After filming the movie, the LolaVie founder said they became “dear” friends and she couldn’t see herself “dancing hula with any other girls.”
While reminiscing about their time together on set, Aniston admitted that she “forgot how funny” Kidman could be.
‘I know, you kept telling me it was funny and I was like, Really? They never ask me to do comedy!’ the Rabbit Hole actress reflected.
In Just Go With It, the women play former sorority sisters and college rivals, who eventually face off during a hula dance competition after meeting over the holidays.
