Nicole Kidman has mortality on her mind.
The Oscar winner recently mourned the death of her mother Janelle, who passed away in September at age 84. The 57-year-old lost her father, Anthony, in 2014.
In an interview published on GQ Monday, the actress admitted that her emotions have been “even more” close to the surface as she reflects on her future.
“Mortality. Connection. Life coming and hitting at you,” the star described as what she has been feeling more deeply than ever.
“… Before you know it, you’re pushing through,” Kidman said. “And by pushing through for them, you’re getting better. Because it goes on. That natural line of how it’s meant to go. The parents, then you, then the children. That’s the natural course. So, if that happens, that’s a blessing.”
The “Big Little Lies” star previously shared that it was her mother who encouraged her to pursue her dreams as an actress.
“She’s given me the fire to pursue the career I have because I’ve always wanted to please her,” Kidman told The Sydney Morning Herald in 2020, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter.
“… She also carved her own path and wanted her daughters to have the same opportunity to carve their own paths,” said Kidman. “Mum didn’t necessarily get the career that she wanted, but she was determined that her daughters would have opportunities that were equal.”
“That’s given me my life,” she reflected. “And she gave me my life, she and my dad.”
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