Nicole Kidman has revealed her only professional ‘regret’ just weeks before the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January, where she is nominated for her role in Babygirl.
The Australian actress, 57, admitted Monday that she deeply regrets turning down the opportunity to work with Oscar-winning director Jane Campion when she was a teenager.
She confessed that she turned down a role in one of the filmmaker’s student films because “I didn’t want to wear a shower cap in the movie,” she reported. W Magazine.
Nicole explained that at her weekend drama school, Tennessee Williams performed Sweet Bird of Youth, in which she played the princess.
“Director Jane Campion came, sat in the back of that little theater and then cast me in one of her student films,” the Hollywood star added.
‘But I didn’t; I didn’t want to wear a shower cap in the movie and not look pretty… (It’s) a big regret. What a big regret!’
Nicole Kidman, 57, (pictured) has revealed her only professional “regret” just weeks before the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January, where she is nominated for her role in Babygirl.
Although Nicole turned down the opportunity to work with the acclaimed New Zealand director, 70, as a teenager, they continued to work together in later years.
The Big Little Lies actress starred in Jane’s 1996 film The Portrait of a Lady, and they later worked together again in the 2017 miniseries Top of the Lake: China Girl.
Jane has won several awards throughout her decades-long career, including two Academy Awards, eight AACTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
The director was also appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for her services to cinema.
It comes as Nicole is one of four Australians to score nominations at the 82nd annual Golden Globes.
The lineup was announced in Los Angeles on Monday, and Nicole received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress for her daring role in Babygirl.
Nicole plays Romy in the clip, a powerful married CEO who begins an affair with her much younger intern Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson.
Meanwhile, Guy Pearce is nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in any Motion Picture for his role in The Brutalist.
The Australian actress admitted Monday that she deeply regrets turning down the opportunity to work with Oscar-winning director Jane Campion when she was a teenager.
Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts will also compete for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series for Disclaimer and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.
Hugh Jackman’s film Deadpool & Wolverine has been nominated for Best Score, Best Picture and Box Office Achievement.
The Golden Globes will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on January 5 and will be presented by Nikki Glaser, the first woman to host the awards alone.
The awards ceremony will air on January 6 in Australia.