but having seenjane campion or gus van sant or lars von trier or anthony minghella — any of these directorset it? no. you really don't want to direct, do you? i believe a director is a director. there is... right. they want to direct. i'm watching it — my daughter right now, i'm watching her — she only wants to be a director. that's all she wants to do. she is obsessed with being a director. and i do believe the great directors, that's what they do. so, ijust... that's not for me. i want to be an actor. i am open. i am always ready to go on the nextjourney. i cannot believe i still have the passion for that because i've been working since i was 14. so, if ever there was a reason to believe that it's in your blood, it's just in my blood, and i do say it's not a choice. i've tried to not do this and i actuallyjust keep coming back to it. it is — it keeps me sane. it's my path, it's my voice, it's how i express myself and it's how i'm part of this world. nicole kidman, thank you very much, indeed. thank you. voice-over: for podcast i episodes of this cultural life go to bbc sounds or wherever