Kidman: 'I'd never want a safe life'

Nicole Kidman has said that she believes risk-taking is an important part of love and life.

The Australia actress, who was with Tom Cruise for ten years before marrying Keith Urban, said that she would never want to live life safely.

Kidman told GQ: "In the end I hope my life will be a mix of extreme love and bold artistic choices. I've never wanted to be safe. I've never chosen safe relationships. And I've never chosen safe films."

The 42-year-old star continued: "If you're taking risks it isn't always going to work, and yeah, it hurts sometimes. But I have a career where I have had to weather the storms. It's become second nature to me. I'm used to my roles and the movies I'm in being criticised. I seek it out."

She added: "In my life I do not seek out a safe place. I like existing in an uncomfortable place... I want excitement, danger and uncertainty."

Kidman will reportedly star in The Danish Girl, an adaptation of David Ebershoff's novel about the first post-operative transsexual.