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Nicole Kidman thinks she would be 'a terrible director’. The Moulin Rouge! actress told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet of the AFI Life Achievement Award Gala on Saturday that she prefers producing to directing. "I feel like I would be a terrible director because I always have so many ideas. A director has to make choices, and that's not my strong suit. I'm very good at being passionate and supporting the voices and reading a script and going, 'I love this script,' or seeing somebody and going, 'I love this actor, I love this director, how do I support them?. And they maybe have done nothing, but I want to get behind them. That's what I love doing; it excites me, and it really makes me happy. I love shining the light on other people or helping to do that.”. The Australian star has produced TV shows including Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Undoing, Lioness and Expats through her Blossom Films banner. As she accepted the AFI award, Kidman shouted out the directors she has worked with during her career, including Jane Campion, Phillip Noyce, Gus Van Sant and Stephen Daldry. She also told the Los Angeles audience that she enjoys using her star power to champion up-and-coming filmmakers. "There's so many more exciting young directors and voices that are completely original and need to be heard, and they have a lot to say." , Nicole Kidman, The Hollywood Reporter. "We need to give them a chance to say it and to hear them, and I am here, I am ready to roll up my sleeves. I am here always to support those voices.” THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT