Nicole Kidman reflects on 1 of the hardest aspects of getting older.

In a new interview with GQ to promote her upcoming film Babygirl, where she will star on the other side of Harris Dickinson, Kidman discussed why she started experiencing sleep problems.

"Mortality," the Oscar winner told the outlet. "Connection. Life comes and strikes you. And the loss of parents, parenting, marriage, and everything that goes to make you a fully sensory human being."She continued, "I'm in all those places. So life is whew. It's definitely a journey."

The Big Little Lies star shared a particularly traumatic way in which all of these concerns about life affect her every night. "And it strikes you as how old you are... It's like getting up at 3am and crying and gasping. If you're into it and don't paralyze yourself into it. And I'm at it. Completely into it.

On 9 May, Kidman announced the death of his mother, Janelle, at the age of 84. In a statement, the actress (via the Guardian) said: "I am shocked, so I have to go to the family... She shaped me, she guided me, and she made me."Kidman continued," the clash between life and art is heartbreaking... And my heart is broken."

In an interview with Gq, Kidman shared why she is attracted to a particular project and how her emotions affect her decision-making

she recently cried while watching Past Lives and Inside Out 2, Kidman explained, "I cry, I don't." It's a good idea... I consider myself open to emotions.When the interviewer suggested that the actress's feelings were "very close to the surface," Kidman said, "More so now." Even more so."

Because she is so touched by her emotions, Kidman also shared that she herself is sometimes too connected to her work. "When people are calling something, you can absolutely say," she told GQ. "For me, it doesn't work. I'm not impressed by it.

Kidman's devotion to her craft also marks an indelible mark on her personal life. "I get sick or disturbed," she revealed. "It penetrates into my dreams, I do not sleep well, I shake, I have all sorts of different physical symptoms from it.

Unsurprisingly, playing Celeste, a woman who has experienced domestic violence, in Big Little Lies had a huge impact on her body and mind.

"Your body is just happening, oh, this is happening, and I'm responding the way everyone does to stress," Kidman said.