Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor | Actors on Actors - Full Conversation

Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) and Ewan McGregor (“Fargo”) discuss the difference between TV and film, and share memories about shooting “Moulin Rouge” 16 years ago.
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[@thewondergirl2396]

This is one of those reunions you didn't know you needed until you see an old friend you haven't seen in years. Seeing both these great and diverse actors again brings back fond memories of the chemistry I saw with them on the cinema screen with Moulin Rouge. You can tell Ewan and Nicole have great respect and friendship even still for each other. Great interview!

[@AngelaSealana]

Shonnae Robinson So true!

[@stackels97]

Clemmy Magee these actors came to popularity in a time that was very different for TV. It was not then as it is now, stories were not as varied and well written and actors typically saw TV as a niche industry (the small time) or a place to start a career. It’s only been in the last decade that TV/short form has become a great medium for storytelling. As they said in the interview, it wasn’t until a few renowned film actors began taking the risk of working in TV that things began to change :)

[@joeybaxter2]

Interesting to see her leg position change while interviewing. When she suddenly realises she isn't 24 any more but then quite sad to see a very TALENTED woman resorting to facial sabotage. And then there is Ewan.....still looks good but a total prick

[@elisabethwingle6456]

Angela Sealana has

[@elisabethwingle6456]

Shonnae Robinson Was

[@ask4theupgrade359]

7 months later - she’s winning all the Best Actress awards for “Big Little Lies” (BLL) and he’s winning the Best Actor Awards for “Fargo” and BLL gets a 2nd season

[@steevenhyde3505]

Isn't that fabulous?

[@ansaksa]

They are incredible :)

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

That's the REASON for these mutual wank-fests - PROMOTION, so that the actors will win the awards. When the studios submit the actors for those awards, the actors have to comply with all these kinds of useless blah blah blah clauses in their contract, where they have to PROMOTE PROMOTE PROMOTE - and this is regarded as promotion. So it's not a fluke that they win the awards - it's part of the pathway of the studio marketing. If you see an actor win an award and YOU NEVER HEARD OF THEM OR SAW THEM IN ANY JUNKETS OR PROMOTION OR INTERVIEWS, that's when you know the system is not working correctly.

[@donnabarragan8611]

I'm so glad BBL got a 2nd season - loved it just as much as Season 1 - BUT, I NEED A SEASON 3!!! Where is Season 3? Come on!!!!

[@Karliene]

Ugh, these two. Christian and Satine ruined my love life for many years by setting an impossible standard. If he wasn't singing a medley of love songs to me on top of a giant elephant, forget it! ;-) Love these two. They need to do a Leo and Kate and reunite on another movie!

[@rachaelhutchings8661]

Karliene, LOL literally. So true, I was 21 I think when i watched the film and thought exactly the same, he has to be staring at me across from a windmill in twilight cinematic weirdness or get lost dude....Maybe thats why I'm still single lol. 😆

[@AleJuliet]

"Kate was a big, fat buxom mae West in Titanic. looked like an old hooker robbing the craddle" wth, are you blind?

[@rachaelhutchings8661]

Kate Winslet big fat buxom Mae West, I was exactly the same like wtf. Beautiful Kate winslet, showing a slightly curvy woman who looked older then Leo in a way but never thought it was poor casting or even crossed my mind...Leo just looked incredibly young.

[@Heddrick]

I know that feel... come what may... I remember who that song was meant for me, and I get a little ache. Live moves on.

[@noomwa]

Karliene OMG agree. Jerks who don't sing to me from atop elephants can stuff it...wait...did i just say that aloud? Lol

[@jbghumanjr]

Dude... Nicole is literally a treasure. Down to earth, laughs at herself and insanely talented. She's the real deal.

[@jordanschlansky4093]

Yeah crazy-Tom sure missed something

[@samanthab1923]

Seems a bit touchy about the age thing. Makes me remember all the Botox jokes about her forehead.

[@jess-dn4th]

@@samanthab1923 every woman,especially in the industry she works in, is insecure of their age no matter what they say.

[@jess-dn4th]

@@samanthab1923 but she looks GREAT in BLL

[@no-rq7fp]

@@samanthab1923 Right. I really hope she gets over all that nonesense with the years, otherwise she's perfect to me.

[@vaskylark]

They have a lot of chemistry on and off screen. They should do another movie together for sure!

[@Tashana61]

Indeed

[@reerjgiorge]

Yup, every single pair have amazing chemistry on and off screen. Its called "doing his/her jobs". You guys are so naive... lol.

[@user-fi1kt1tj2h]

oh well...that's not true at all...for example, Jennifer Jones and William Holden didn't get along while doing Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing back in 1955...also Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn didn't get along during Sabrina(1954)...even Paul Newman didn't get along with Sophia Loren during Lady L in 1965

[@HitchcockBrunette]

This was a DREAM to watch. I am 34 now and when I was a kid, 12/13 Moulin Rouge came out and that film changed my life. These two have been my favorite actors since and its a pleasure growing up with them both. Watching their work! Thank you, Variety for such a brilliant pairing here... So needed! x

[@SS-dp7lt]

Omg same age and I don’t like Nicole but that film had an impact.

[@advicebear67]

I have come here after finishing moulin rouge to help pull myself together

[@ellie_nard]

literally watching this after being in tears for the last hour of moulin rouge haha so i hear ya

[@SwallowPollo]

@@ellie_nard I literally have just stopped sobbing (I'm 100% still sobbing) I really don't know what I expected from moulin rouge or why I didn't watch it for so long but the whole thing was like an acid trip and then the ending has literally broke me and I'm needed to watch this to settle myself!!!!

[@yelyint5620]

Come what may.. I will love both of you.. until my dying day.

[@1amissingno]

Do they talk about Moulin Rouge?

[@rebeccadumaurier8003]

missingno they talk about it a lot

[@gschtl]

yes

[@vendulienka]

Freak George ,inhale

[@ROOKTABULA]

Yel Yint How exactly people can "love" someone they've never spent time with and know NOTHING about mystifies me.

[@taylorewalters]

WE COULD BE HEROES FOREVER & EVERRRRRRRRRRRR.

[@anthonyhebisen]

The chemistry is so strong between them. It really is amazing. Kate and Leo and Nicole and Ewan! I love seeing actors that have that spark.

[@nancyaguilar9746]

Anthony Hebisen Same with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Or Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. Ryan Gosselin and Emma Stone. It's great to see people who say you know what I enjoy working with you let's make another movie.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

I read they had an affair making, ‘ Moulin Rouge’. Is this true?

[@kuv3809]

​@@elizabethmcleod246No, it's not true.

[@kelsey8662]

The give and take between Nicole and Ewan is wonderful to watch. It is abundantly clear the respect, admiration and genuine friendship. Their body language is telling. They are gaving each other yet Nicole carries herself with true grace and Ewan is absolutely comfortable with her. I love this and didn't know I needed.

[@ickythump89]

now I feel like watching Moulin Rouge again..

[@karliux1712]

I know right? I've watched it soooo many times in the theater and dvd that I even lost count

[@ickythump89]

Joshua Hammond i’m a straight female

[@ickythump89]

Joshua Hammond are you using gay as an insult because I don’t see it as one. Listening to Avril Lavigne however is very questionable 💅🏽

[@nancyb.cotto-fuentes5478]

Yes, go ahead. I still do !

[@adithirao1611]

I never miss an interview or conversation with Nicole Kidman simply because this woman is full of wisdom and seems like a great learner too. She has a great way of expressing her thoughts so articulately and seems like a very balanced person. The fact that this interview is between two old friends who worked on a masterpiece makes it only more engaging and intimate. Just like her earlier conversation with Casey Affleck, I loved this one too.

[@nancyb.cotto-fuentes5478]

And she really seems to be so genuine, caring and just so lovely.

[@ladychips]

their chemistry is just amazing I need more movies with the two of them

[@Miumiu0404]

I just love how Nicole gets easily flustered. Her awkwardness is so adorable.

[@dearmakeupdiary]

Nicole! What a lady. She's gorgeous and so classy. Ewan is adorable. Great video!

[@EvandroGSilva]

Really, she is very classy. But the way she was sat when begins the video is absolutely funny, lol.

[@robertashuman340]

Evandro G. Silva ko

[@cherishireland9194]

I would die and come back just to experience The Moulin Rouge for the fist time and hear these to sing once more with no hesitation. Such lovely people and true artists. Thanks for shaping my childhood and giving me something full of love when my life was so bleak.

[@johnnydtractive]

Some of these 'Actors on Actors' are a tough slog, even when they're actors I really like. But this one is a conversation I could listen to for another hour. They're both great storytellers, but just as important they're both great listeners, which is what transforms an ordinary conversation into a connection, a meeting of the minds. Really lovely.

[@JustTanya.]

I remember her saying in an interview after Moulin Rouge that you just can't help but fall in love with Ewan when you hear him sing. Facts! 💯 I remember the first movies I saw of his, Trainspotting and Velvet Goldmine, I just loved him so when Moulin Rouge came out and I heard him sing I was so head over heels for him. Nicole, always loved her and her voice is like an angel's. Such an extraordinary woman with talent and wisdom. I hope they can both star in something again, maybe a TV series or film. It would be great to see that chemistry on film again.

[@raineriramalho2669]

the best one I've seen. They were so comfortable with each other, so interested in talking about these things, raised great points... really, really great

[@Sunanda_K]

If you haven't seen Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell, you might enjoy that too. :)

[@raineriramalho2669]

ohh, i loved that one too! they were also very chill and talked about great stuff =)

[@MC-wc8mi]

Agreed. Natural and great points!

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Yes, they are really great actors in pretending they were interested in talking to each other about each other.

[@russelfurtado7206]

Oh my God, these two still have the same quemistry from moulin rouge! The best actor on actor ever! It could go on and on and I still be watching them talk!

[@dantorren1562]

Russel Furtado I like how you spelled chemistry.

[@Rony2453]

I did not like the movie at all.

[@caduluongo592]

Nicole is amazing in Big Little Lies. Hope to see her winning the Emmys! Thank you for this Moulin Rouge reunion! Great team!

[@caduluongo592]

LordKaido Yes. The other episodes are amazing. The acting keeps getting better and better. Reese, Laura and Shai are great! Give it a chance!

[@veggigoddess]

LordKaido Big Little Lies was the exact opposite of boring! we were taken in immediately. the entire time you're wondering who in the hell dies and kills at the end because almost everyone is a suspect. it's brilliant!

[@jonathanouellette7050]

I think it's going to be a tough race between Nicole Kidman and Jessica Lange. JL got 8 episodes to show a lot more range than Nicole, but we never know. They were both amazing.

I was watching the first episode last night and was very kept by it. I really like those intimate, subdued dramas.

[@endlessfreedomful]

that's like the very first musical I've watched, and damn, can't get my self out.

[@icarusprime]

They make me smile and so happy to call myself a fan of both. This was wonderful. Thank you for getting them back together.

[@spencernorby6075]

I loved the laid-back honesty they were sharing. I've loved them as an acting pair on "Moulin Rouge". They stretched themselves individually and as an acting team far beyond anything they had ever done to include the acting, intense comedy and dancing. hearing their perspectives on issues and experiences in acting and the media business/processes was intense and deeply shared and felt.

[@rva]

rooooooxxxxxxxannnneeeee you don't have to put on Nicole's red dress.

[@lezzy-ke6uw]

i dont know why this made me so happy the police are amazing btw and that is my favorite of their songs.

[@TheBenBernard]

So lovely! Make one of those with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio

[@jabrown1978]

ben-hur bernard yesssss! That's a great idea. I'd watch that instantly

[@anthonyhebisen]

ben-hur bernard Kate and Leo and Nicole and ewan both are the actors with the most chemistry I’ve seen on film

[@scottisitt]

Kate did one with Gary Oldman.

[@samanthab1923]

Oh no at first I thought you wanted Leo & Claire Danes. The Romeo & Juliet connection to Baz.

[@libbyjett6394]

Nicole and Ewan were amazing in this movie. Love these 2

[@fionanicolson2021]

Loved this interview. Both very talented, honest, open. It felt like a great chat we were all included in.

[@chrisharrington5804]

You can see that they are both quite comfortable discussing their craft. There is a mutual respect that puts them both at ease.

[@moeezS]

25:28 "It's not you, it's the crane" That camera crane 12 take story is lovely.

[@Nazaba09]

Messofanego loved that! ❤️

[@trumpsucksbiggly9479]

Natalie Zayas-Bazan j

[@rhythmgurl]

I love Douglas Henshall even more now. The thought that those two are friends is amazing.

[@yobhsiFehT]

Moulin Rouge! One of my favorite movies of all time FOR all time!

[@karliux1712]

ditto

[@kimmyxoxo5449]

I can’t express myself enough to see this…very refreshing to have actors directly speaking to another within the same profession but yet see true sides of others at the same time. Aside from that, her voice and his in Moulin Rouge! I loved the song “come what way”…. Thank you soo much for the duet…❤

[@efrencantu4732]

They have amazing chemistry! They need to work together again.

[@danielledefreitas551]

these 2 drop-dead gorgeous actors had so much chemistry in Moulin Rouge. I absolutely love them and Moulin Rouge was such a great movie.

[@RefuseToRegret]

YAY! Waited 16 years for a Ewan+Nicole reunion.

[@briannacripps3065]

The chemistry between these two is just magical.

[@mjbc8137]

Just saw the movie (again) and thought it’d be nice to see this interview (again) BECAUSE WHY NOT. The movie is just timeless. They’re both timeless actors as well.

[@wahn10]

This video was way too short. I need at least a full 2 hours of these two talking. Or maybe 25.

[@WinonaLiang]

Such a good conversation, I could hear them talk about making films and acting for hours.

[@Nitoyc]

They were so comfortable with each other... it is truly such a treat. Specially with Nicole as she seems mostly guarded in her interviews. But in this particular interview, she looked at home and talking a lot too! Maybe it comes with maturity too. Respect too that they did not bleep out All the F words from Ewan!

[@MrItIsMyOpinion]

Nicole Kidman is absolutedly one of our greatest actresses of our time. Everything she does is quality and she has so much range. You could see it even in commercials that she does. Her Channel No 5 commercial is so artistic and captivating.

[@storiesbydarksaberlight1517]

Can Nicole please play Duchess Satine in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show?! She'd be perfection, and they could play up *all* the Moulin Rouge parallels!

[@rstremcha]

I love that idea. I hope so.

[@DonEscualo]

Oh my god you are a genius🔥Now I can’t stop thinking about that😩😩

[@Purviloveslife]

omggg can this please happen? I'm dead serious everyone would love it

[@malkuthfilms2396]

This is one of the most fascinating conversations about the industry of the year

[@reuncn]

Lovely actors that did a perfect and unforgettable movie together ❤

[@blacksympozium]

What a joy to see these two sit and chat together it could go forever without them losing that chemistry...

[@rstremcha]

I can honestly say that Nicole has always been amazing in the film's I've watched her in. She is so much better than she thinks.

[@watto9361]

GIVE US AN OBI-WAN KENOBI MOVIE WITH EWAN!!!!!

[@hauyit2563]

YES PLEASE OMG

[@sweetazn208]

You know Nicole would not be a bad Dutchess Satine.

[@moondustberries8171]

sweetazn208 Cate Blanchett for Satine

[@sweetazn208]

@@moondustberries8171 omg even better!

[@tedcrilly1]

Yeah that.... 😀

[@breedakennedy3182]

I don't think I've loved anything more than I've loved Moulin Rouge and Nicle and Ewan in it. An absolutely wonderful film. J'adore.

[@PEY13]

my heart was melted, i desperately hope they could work together again

[@NipponCat]

Wow, I love this pairing too!! They were very comfortable with each other. They are such kind and humble people.

[@Poetic_Justice1962]

Their chemistry is as great as it was back then, but then, they're great people and they're great actors. Nicole and Ewan aren't about repetition, they're about discovery, which is why their cinematic chemistry with me never fails either.

[@MichaelBarberaMusic]

Omg.... Almost 30 minutes of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor is JUST WHAT WE NEEDED YAAAAAASS! Finally a long interview! Can't wait for her new movie The Beguiled

[@stephengiese7753]

What a charming and totally disarming discussion. They really like and respect each other. Plenty of humor. Polite and honest. Thanks.

[@cb_2887]

I LOVE THEM BOTH! Fantastic Interview with 2 individuals who worked on a film together that personally had a massive amount of importance to my life. Seeing them together again, talking, laughing and reminiscing brings me joy! Thanks Variety! More of these please :)

[@ericastreet6589]

This is magical! Thanks so much Variety!

[@nancyb.cotto-fuentes5478]

Love these two very great actors. They did fantastic work in " Moulin Rouge". I still watch to this day. Thank you for making my life a happier place. I love movies.

[@tracykennedy4589]

So I watched Moulin Rouge on repeat on VHS when I was pregnant & my now 18 year old is called Christian 😂

[@lisova_rusalka]

I like how the colour of his Docs matches the colour of her dress. And also how comfortably they sit on those chairs in the beginning of the video.

[@thefknzipster9137]

2 Amazing people, especially my fellow countryman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Sisu282]

truly one of the most enjoyable Actors on Actors interviews! loved it

[@MjauDuuude]

Seeing these two together gives me the feels, Moulin Rouge is one of my all time favorite and always makes me cry

[@ichibanoyama5622]

What a talented pair of accents.

[@angelicaplummer6127]

....lol

[@DavidAddison9653]

I waiting and hoping for Ewan to break out and sing... "AND YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY.. This is your song."

[@zenchilladas]

I'm still waiting to hear him sing anything from the movie again. 😔

[@glittery_cucumber]

Holy cannoli this format is glorious. Please keep on producing these kinds of videos, Variety!

[@ZuShin]

great conversation, tbey seem very at ease with one and another, most enjoyable to watch

[@SoulShines4U]

Nicole Kidman is *fabulous* in this one on one. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Ewan McGregor fan and he's great here too but I find Nicole to be particularly charming & engaging. She is extremely well spoken & articulate and also very attentive to everything Ewan has to say. Ewan was all these things too but I don't know, for whatever reason it was Nicole who made a much bigger impression. One thing's for sure, Ewan & Nicole's chemistry together is incredible and still as electric as it was almost 20yrs ago in Moulin Rouge. I would *love* to see the two of them together onscreen again in the very near future.

[@brittneydennis3699]

This is what I needed. Moulin Rouge is one of my all time favorite movies. I have followed both actors since then. Well I was following Ewan since 1st grade after I saw star wars lol then when i snuck and saw moulin rouge in 3rd grade and recorded it on vhs lmfao when my parents werent home i was SOLD haha and have been following each since. LOVE them both soooo much!!!

[@katiehall5060]

Brittney Dennis My lord, this comment is a spitting image of me!!

[@KimSuecutie]

I really love these, because I love hearing actors freely talk about what they do. There's no agenda, they just discuss the craft and the art and their perspective.

[@infinteloveforfilm]

They got a wonderful chemistry in Moulin Rouge. I hope they could make more films together.

[@leikemichelow7158]

What a delight to see these two starts talking so openly and in such a friendly and sincere way!! I'm a huge fan of both! Xoxox

[@idontdomarigolds]

these are two amazing human beings whose passion for what they are doing is obvious from anything theyre saying. i love both of them and respect their sense of work and passion and life and art. great interview. may there be many more long years for these two to keep doing what they love, and for us to be witness to their creations

[@MaggsNorth]

These two are giving me life *-*

[@LonleyBoy1105]

People forget that Glenn Close was the first one to jump to television with "Damages". This interview is great. It is interesting how much Ewan has changed, whereas Kidman is as porcelain-skinned as ever.

[@andrewleethompson5681]

Who gives a bugger. I didn't realise it was a competition, I guess. Well done Glenn Close though.

[@howardh.6242]

You go Glenn Coco!

[@MrRandomTuber]

No offense to Glenn but did she not just get past her sell by date on the big screen, lets face it if you aren't Meryl Streep or Helen Mirren women of a certain age don't get work, and went to television as a last resort. Whereas Matthew and Woody have big careers still.

[@aquablushgirl]

And Kate Winslet did Mildred Pierce in 2003

[@dk17768]

Max N. I think the big success was sex and the city as well as sopranos that picked up all the awards after they came out. HBO was golden after that. just hit after hit.

[@haloseventyfour]

I love how they we're so happy after she mentioned Mathew and Woody form True detective

[@winonawu8260]

Thanks for uploading the whole interview !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HollyHargreaves]

This is my fave one yet. It felt like I was a fly on the wall of 2 actor friends catching up for coffee. So good. x

[@gml2328]

i could watch them talk for hours

[@janiralvesdasilva6137]

20 years ago and I can't stop to watch their movie Moulin Rouge. Thanks Nicole Kidman and Evan McGregor for your job! (Christian is the best boyfriend that I ever wish. I loved him so much!)

[@fiocornejo1446]

This is the best actors on actors hands down. Excellent match. Kudos. Their day player conversation is something that struck me. I actually worked on a set where Nicole was on it, she was wonderful but I thought how stressful it might've been for the day player who worked with her. Wonderful conversation.

[@malgosiaur9780]

the most smooth & pleasant conversation

[@user-fi1kt1tj2h]

I really want to see them again in a film, I completely ADORED Moulin Rouge!

[@DavidMillsSeven]

Beautiful human beings on and off screen.

[@bowiehs]

Love Moulin rouge, the soundtrack is astounding.

[@melimevivzla]

Sooo cute! Talking about their memories together 😍 loved these two!

[@seaglass7375]

The film that McGregor refers to as the one he was shooting for 18 months, and 18 people saw, was probably Young Adam (2003) with Tilda Swinton, which was amazing, so well shot and the acting was brilliant.

[@mklover]

Lily Goodwin no it was American Pastoral which he directed

[@seaglass7375]

yep it could be.

[@PaulKwakFilms]

American pastoral

[@iamSeanBrowne]

Couple of awesome actors - thanks for this 👍🏻

[@Touichi-pc8ct]

Love this kind of "interview" . The interaction is amazing!!! I like to see how humble she is recognizing that his singing is far way her capacity!!!!

[@dasher70]

What exceptional viewing. Well done Variety for putting this together. It is wonderful to get an insight of top actors by interviewing each other. They seem a lot more comfortable and have given us, the viewer, a lot more of themselves. Brava!

[@blueskygal255]

they both should have won the oscar for moulin rouge ... great film.. should have many oscars.

[@kezzamac9658]

The years between seeing each other just melted away. Lovely catchup.

[@rebeccadumaurier8003]

Brilliant idea variety!!! More interviews like this with favourite film couples!

[@Minobino97]

I beg. ANOTHER actors on actors with these two amazing humans.

[@lucinda2329]

This was wonderful. Watching two talented people talk about what they love to do is such a gift. Thank you.

[@mandydworak1834]

Both of their voices in Moulin Rouge are an absolute dream. Its one of my favorite movies and soundtracks. Love Tango de Roxanne. Ewan's voice is to DIE FOR.

[@PaolaRL]

dear Variety....THANK YOU SO MUCH for this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JCVDfan4life]

Great interview. I love hearing actors thoughts on the switch from film to TV and what they think about streaming.

[@mollybaeza568]

Moulin Rouge is my favorite movie. This is so important to me. Wow. ☺️

[@Karbear1975]

Ewen is just Amazing. I never get tired of hearing him speak.

[@Jennifer-Rodriguez]

I'm so glad they did this mini reunion for this interview. Just them talking about Moulin Rouge made me so giddy I adore that film so much. I can't believe they did this. I love these Actors on Actors interview because they are so raw and pure. I'm so happy for them and the movies/TV shows they have accomplished over the years. ❤

[@heathers1025]

This was great! I love these two actors so much. They do incredible work and it shows. I'm glad they go out of their comfort zone and help others along the way. Moulin Rouge is my favorite film of theirs and I love seeing them work in other interesting things. All the best! Thanks for doing this and sharing this video with us!