You're very high on The Interpreter; what was it like working on this film?
I got to work with Mr. (Sean) Penn, who was great. It's a thriller set at the U.N. so we got to shoot there for a month. We were sitting in the General Assembly and after a few weeks we were a little blasé about it. Can you believe that? I was like lying down, falling asleep on one of the chairs, and I went, "Whoa, I'm in the General Assembly." When we did The Peacemaker we weren't even allowed inside. For this, we were inside.
Since your divorce [from Tom Cruise] you've taken on far more risky films and roles than you had before.I wasn't interested, really, beforehand in exposing myself. I was in an intense relationship. I didn't need to have any other way of expressing myself. It didn't interest me. Now, [acting] is something that I give to in a very full way. I think working with [noted director Stanley] Kubrick, he really took me and shook me up. He would say to me, "Nicole, you have to honor this and honor your art and not squander it," which I'm so grateful for. [Director] Jane Campion said it to me; Stanley said it to me. When someone you admire to that degree-that you believe in-wants that from you, then you listen. Stanley really encouraged me to be bold. So I hope that I still get to do that.




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