Nicole Kidman is styled by Julia von Boehm, captured by Will Davidson for the July 2017 issue of InStyle US magazine.

Kidman turns 50 next month. To use a trite phrase, the Aussie superstar remains young at heart, approaching her career as if she were a young, unknown actress.

“I am at that point of my life where I am trying to act as though I am 21 and starting my career,” Kidman said in Cannes. “In terms of pushing the boundaries, I want to support people who are trying different things. I have worked a lot. I don’t have to work. I work because it is still my passion.”

Telling InStyle how long it takes to come down from performance, the actor touches on her pursuit of authenticity:

Some I’ll shed the minute I walk away, and others not so much. Celeste on Big Little Lies took a long time to walk away from. Also, that was dealing with [domestic violence] issues that are very, very present. I meet people all the time who are going through it. And I experienced it in that way [onset ]where I would come home and be physically hurt at times. And Keith was like a soothing balm, because I came home to a man who wasn’t like that. But I had a foot in both worlds. There were points where I was on the floor just crying, and I had to stay in that. I was deeply affected by it. But that’s the nature of things when you’re really trying to be authentic

With four productions screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival and conquering the red carpet with hyper-feminine looks, Kidman sent a video message from her Nashville, Tennessee home as she was awarded a special 70th anniversary prize.

Will Smith accepted the award on her behalf and even pretended to shed a few fake tears on her behalf.