"I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun"
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The key phrase is "all very upfront". That's a moral claim, not just a personality detail. Upfrontness suggests reliability: if she's upset, you'll know; if she's loyal, you'll feel it. The subtext is that the dangerous version of intensity is the hidden kind, the kind that curdles into manipulation. She's saying: I may be intense, but I'm not calculating.
Context matters: actresses are routinely punished for the exact traits celebrated in male stars - temper, sensitivity, ambition - then coached into appearing "easygoing" in interviews. Kidman's self-description threads that needle by pairing the potentially off-putting ("highly strung") with the socially lubricating ("loyal", "fun"). It's a calibrated humanizing gesture: permission to be complicated, plus reassurance she won't ruin the party. The final "I hope" is telling, too; it admits that likability is still a performance metric, even when you're being "upfront."
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| Topic | Honesty & Integrity |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Kidman, Nicole. (2026, January 16). I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-describe-myself-as-emotional-and-highly-93650/
Chicago Style
Kidman, Nicole. "I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-describe-myself-as-emotional-and-highly-93650/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-describe-myself-as-emotional-and-highly-93650/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.





