Nicole Kidman has revealed her only career regret just weeks after the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January, where she was nominated for her role in Babygirl.
The Australian actress, 57, admitted on Monday that she deeply regrets turning down the opportunity to work with Oscar-winning director Jane Campion as a teenager.
She confessed that she turned down a role in one of the filmmaker’s student films because she “didn’t want to wear a shower cap in the movie,” she reported. W magazine.
Nicole explained that her weekend drama school was putting on Tennessee Williams’ play Sweet Bird of Youth, in which she played the princess.
“Director Jane Campion came and 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 do that. I didn’t want to wear a shower cap and look pretty in the movie…’ [It is a] huge regret. What a great regret!’
Nicole Kidman, 57, (pictured) has revealed her only career regret just weeks after the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January, where she was 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 ended up working 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 on 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 Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honors for her services to film.
It comes as Nicole is one of four Australians to land nominations at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards.
The lineup was announced Monday in Los Angeles, with Nicole receiving a nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor for her challenging role in Babygirl.
Nicole plays Romy in the clip: a powerful and married CEO who starts an affair with her much younger intern Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson.
Meanwhile, Guy Pearce has been nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a 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 as a teenager
Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts will also compete for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series for Disclaimer and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.
Hugh Jackman’s film Deadpool & Wolverine is nominated for Best Score, Best Picture and Box Office Achievement.
The Golden Globes will take place on January 5 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, hosted by Nikki Glaser – the first woman to host the awards solo.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast in Australia on January 6.