«I challenge men by becoming a producer and I teach my daughter not to give up for a mistake»- Corriere.it

FROM OUR REPORTER
LONDON — As she walks in the corridors of the luxurious hotel that hosts her, a gap is created around her, people move away, observe her go by, as if she were being followed by a beam of light that illuminates her even when she is not on stage or in front of a camera. It happens when you’re a diva. AND
Nicole Kidman
it is: from Australia, where she grew up, to the rest of the world, where she managed to make herself known, reaching the top of her work and choosing not to stop there. It will be available on July 23 on Paramount + Special Operation: Lionesswhich not only sees her in the cast, but also in the role, of which she says even more proud, of executive producer. The series, starring Zoe Saldana, is a story of women, highly specialized marines. Kidman is the head of the division – really existing – which infiltrates terrorist cells to eliminate them.

His are women who do a job generally considered to be men’s.
“Cinema and TV have a precise responsibility when they choose what kind of stories to tell,” explains the actress, squeezed in an elegant black dress, as she gracefully eats a fair amount of raspberries. Her eyes, very blue, are those seen in a hundred films, and now they accompany the reasoning with a serious look, ready however to light up in laughter.

Was it therefore a duty to tell women like this?
“Yes. Also because we have waited for so long to be represented in the right way, that there was a balance, in short, which is that of real life. Especially today. A world in which women are part of the decisions: the daily ones but also at the level of society”.

Can even a TV series make a difference?
«Yes, especially if it is not conceived as a sermon, a sermon. But simply as the desire to show something that exists and therefore deserves to be told. Yet I had never seen it shown before, which won me over».

What struck her?
«Getting to know these women who lead such courageous and intense lives, who find themselves undertaking unimaginable feats, which often lead them to feel in conflict even with their personal lives. It was important to say that it is normal to wonder whether or not you made the right choice when responsibilities make you feel divided. But it was also right to show that in the end you always have to find the strength not to give up and go on”.

Has this happened to her too?
“Many times; who hasn’t this happened to? I have often asked myself: if I went back would I do this again? I think it is a reflection that is common to women, for that sense of duty which, in any case, they still feel they have today, with respect to family, affections, many things. Ours have a sense of duty to the country they belong to, which they want to serve in the best way. I think it’s really noble.”

What seems noble to you?
“I find it noble when someone makes sacrifices without calling them sacrifices because they do something they believe in.”

As an actress she has achieved the highest goals, reaching the level of her male colleagues, still treated better by Hollywood today. Her career is a message to women: it can be done.
“Yes, I really hope so. I know it’s not like this for everyone and I also know, perfectly, that it’s not simple. But it’s a message that I want to give and that I hope will also reach through this series. After all, that’s what I always repeat to my daughter too.”

What
?

“Not to give up. And keep pursuing your goals, stubbornly. So bad that it goes, what can happen? Eventually you will reach others, nothing more. But it’s still worth it. What serves no purpose is to torture yourself for your mistakes. Rather, conquest is learning to enjoy beautiful things in the moment they are there».

Now what is she enjoying?
«The fact that I wanted to sit at a table that was almost exclusively male like the production one. This is a new job that I want to learn to make women’s voices heard more and more. And doing it when it comes to action is something completely different and therefore necessary. Having done so is a goal that I feel I have achieved».