Nicole Kidman Praises Costars onThe Perfect Couple: ‘I Love Working in an Ensemble’

Mar. 15, 2025

The cast of ‘The Perfect Couple’.Photo:Charley Gallay/Getty

Charley Gallay/Getty

Nicole Kidmanis celebrating herPerfect Couplecastmates!The actress and producer, 57, discussed her time on the new Netflix hit on the Sept. 11 episode of authorElin Hilderbrandand Tim Ehrenberg’s podcastBooks, Beach, and Beyond.

The Perfect Coupleis adapted from Hilderbrand’s 2018 novel of the same name, and Kidman said that working with castmatesLiev Schreiber,Dakota FanningandEve Hewsonto bring the book to life was a great experience.“I love working in an ensemble because you have so many different characters on set and watching everybody and getting to know everyone,” Kidman said. “I just spoke to Dakota the other day going, ‘You’re so good at this.’ And Liev, but also Eve is just such a delight … I think she’s just so intoxicating.”

The cast of “The Perfect Couple'.Seacia Pavao/Netflix

Seacia Pavao/Netflix

“You’re all working together as an acting troupe,” she added. “And that’s the thing I love most.”

Kidman is no stranger to playing literary figures onscreen. The actress portrayed Celeste Wright in the HBO adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novelBig Little Lies, and author Virginia Woolf in the acclaimed 2002 filmThe Hours, based off of Michael Cunningham’s 1999 novel. Playing Greer inThe Perfect Couple, she says, was an opportunity to show off her humorous side, as well.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I love the wit. She’s funny,” Kidman said. “And a lot of times, I don’t get the chance to do that. And that was a huge draw card for me.”“That was actually what [director] Susanne [Bier] said to me,” Kidman said. “She was like, ‘You could be funny in this. I want you to be funny.’ And then, Liev, who is a very good friend. I was like, ‘Liev, would you be Tag? And there’s something about Liev where he came in and created Tag a particular way that is fantastic on screen. So their marriage is what’s so fun.”

Nicole Kidman in 2024.Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty

Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty

Kidman also shared on the podcast that she’s a big reader herself, and recently bought a copy ofJudi Dench’s memoirShakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent. Kidman also says she enjoys reading at night, though she gravitates towards lighter material during that time.

“I’ve got to kind of balance with light novels so that I’m not sort of disturbed before I go to sleep,” she said. “But I do read before I go to sleep, a lot of times. It’s a really good way for me to wind down. And then if I wake up at 3 a.m., I am one of those people that has a reading light and pops it on, and I read.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Kidman says her reading light, which was a gift, is also perfect when it comes to not disturbing her husband, country singerKeith Urban.“It’s fabulous because it doesn’t wake up Keith,” she jokes. “And so I’m not putting the big light on.The Perfect Coupleis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com