Laura Dern and producer Jayme Lemons praise Nicole Kidman, recipient of the Sherry Lansing award at THR's Women in Entertainment gala, and talks about how incredible it was working and producing alongside Kidman.
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00:00We're celebrating all of these incredible women today, especially Nicole Kidman being
00:04honored with the Sherri Lansing Leadership Award.
00:07How would you describe Nicole as both a friend, a colleague, a co-star, and a fellow woman
00:13in entertainment?
00:14Well, I am lucky that I get to say that with a lot more time than I know you have for me
00:21today in having the honor of paying tribute to her.
00:27But to sum it up, she is a true leader, and at this event particularly, a leader in support
00:34of women.
00:35She made the commitment in 2017 to work with female directors, and she's far surpassed
00:41her commitment.
00:44And she's incredible, and Jamie and I are producing a project with she and Per Sari,
00:48her producing partner.
00:50So seeing her up close as a producing partner has been amazing.
00:56You watch her being a true advocate and leader of protecting art, and making sure films and
01:02stories get told with the right group of people.
01:06Very protective of her directors, and she's extraordinary, and an amazing friend.
01:13She's a fierce advocate and an incredible partner.
01:15She's the most involved partner you could want, and like Laura, incredibly protective
01:21of the material and what we're aiming to do with the story, and couldn't ask for a better
01:27friend and partner.
01:28It's incredible.
01:29It's a gift to get to work with her.
01:32And of course we are celebrating how far we've come as women in entertainment too.
01:36What is one thing both of you would say to your younger selves about starting out as
01:40a woman in entertainment?
01:43I would say just when you think you've achieved a plateau, you may have to start all over
01:53again, and that's okay too, because if we've learned anything from the incredible leaders
02:00like Sherry Lansing and many others that have come before us, is that sometimes growth is
02:06cyclic, and evolution is cyclic, and we just have to be determined, as Stacey Abrams said,
02:16and be fiercely committed to protecting each other, lifting each other up, and telling
02:22stories that keep us connected to our humanity.
02:26I would say if you have an instinct, it's probably for a reason, and to look for the
02:31leaders that you feel embody those instincts and follow them.