Nicole Kidman was interviewed by director Lee Daniels on Monday for the latest edition of Interview Magazine. In the interview, Daniels and Kidman discussed the movie they made together, "The Paperboy" and a particular sex scene in which Kidman was roughed up by fellow actor John Cusack.

"What kills me is that you don't complain. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing," Daniels said to Kidman. "I remember the love scene you did with John Cusack. I said, 'John, you're hurting her.' You were bent over the washer and dryer. I said, 'Nicole, are you OK?' And you said, 'I'm fine.' But it was clear that he was throwing you around the f--king room like a mop. [laughs] And the next day you came to set bruised."

Kidman's response was very interesting. She said that as an actress it was her job to "protect" her fellow actor in certain scenes.

"I want him to feel free," Kidman said. "Actors have to protect each other in a way. The idea of humiliating another actor or being humiliated myself is devastating. So that's why, if he's a little rougher than he knows he's being, the last thing I want to say is, 'Oh my gosh, you hurt me.' Most actors are like that. We all go, 'No, no. I'm fine. Don't worry about it.' Because that's how you release into things and find stuff."

The actress also discussed her new play "Photograph 51," according to People.

"It's a 95-minute play and I haven't done that for 17 years. It's a whole different ballgame," she said.

In "Photograph 51" Kidman plays Rosalind Franklin, an ambitious woman whose contributions to the science field are often overlooked, according to Variety.