The Exciting Part Of Acting, I Don't

We Knew From The Beginning The Level Of Commitment Needed. We Felt Honored To Work With Stanley Kubrick. We Were Going To Do What It Took To Do This Picture, Whatever Time, Because I Felt - And Nic [nicole Kidman] Did, Too - That This Was Going To Be A Really Special Time For Us. We Knew It Would Be Difficult. But I Would Have Absolutely Kicked Myself If I Hadn`t Done This.

But I Think Also You Look At Scientology It Is The Fastest Growing Religion. It's Helped So Many People.

When I Was About 7 Years Old, I Had Been Labeled Dyslexic. I'd Try To Concentrate On What I Was Reading, Then I'd Get To The End Of The Page And Have Very Little Memory Of Anything I'd Read. I Would Go Blank, Feel Anxious, Nervous, Bored, Frustrated, Dumb. I Would Get Angry. My Legs Would Actually Hurt When I Was Studying. My Head Ached. All Through School And Well Into My Career, I Felt Like I Had A Secret. When I'd Go To A New School, I Wouldn't Want The Other Kids To Know About My Learning Disability, But Then I'd Be Sent Off To Remedial Reading.

I Don't Pretend To Be The Character. I Am The Character.

As A Kid, When I Got To The Edge Of A Cliff I Wanted To Jump Off. I Didn't Want To Kill Myself. I Wanted To Fly.