In Conversation With Nicole Kidman: Highlights

New Delhi: In discussion with adman Suhel Seth, Hollywood star Nicole Kidman spoke at the 13th HT Leadership Summit.

Below are the highlights:

Nicole Kidman

• I have been coming to India since the age of 17.
• I wanted to explore the world as a teen and India was one of the destination.
• I loved different food, clothes smell....I travelled and absorb culture. In India I was comfortable.
• One of the great things about being an actor is that you get to learn things about life which you don't get to learn in any other profession.

Suhel Seth

• You have supported charities. Do you believe you like doing it? What drives you towards this?

Nicole Kidman

• We live in small world and we have to protect each other and help each other.

Suhel Seth

• What about anonymity?

Nicole Kidman

• Beyond films, I live a very quiet and private life. I don't live under the spotlight every day.

Suhel Seth

• Which is one director you would love to work with?

Nicole Kidman

• I would love to work with Steven Spielberg.

Suhel Seth

• What would you like to be in your next life?

Nicole Kidman

• I'm an introvert. I would like to be reborn a crazy extrovert.

Suhel Seth

• Now, coming to questions from the audience: As a thinker, as a creative person, what's the one thing that worries you about today's world?

Nicole Kidman

• Not having enough human contact.... excessive use of technology... that scares me the most. I see less and less conversation these days.

Suhel Seth

•  Coming to next question, where do you see yourself 20 years from now?

Nicole Kidman

• I would be down on my knees and very humble to just be alive 20 years from now.

Suhel Seth

•  What message would you give to India to save the girl child?

Nicole Kidman

• Education in terms of understanding is a must for all. The female dynamic is so important.