--- title: Nicole Kidman and Stephen Colbert Asked Big Questions Video description: “Do you think God could make a rock so heavy, he himself couldn’t lift it?” Stephen Colbert asked Nicole Kidman on The Late Show canonical: https://time.com/5007182/nicole-kidman-on-colbert/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-02T15:22:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:26.393Z og:title: Nicole Kidman and Stephen Colbert Are Hilarious Together og:description: Colbert and Kidman talked about life, God, and the inevitable AI takeover og:url: https://time.com/5007182/nicole-kidman-on-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f01ede7baf2dc7e/6988e450e76ad24c0a62fcbc/stephen-colber-nicole-kidman-big-questions-with-even-bigger-stars.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1655 og:image:height: 931 og:image:alt: Stephen Colbert-Nicole Kidman og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nicole Kidman and Stephen Colbert Are Hilarious Together twitter:description: Colbert and Kidman talked about life, God, and the inevitable AI takeover twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f01ede7baf2dc7e/6988e450e76ad24c0a62fcbc/stephen-colber-nicole-kidman-big-questions-with-even-bigger-stars.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nicole Kidman and Stephen Colbert Should Ask Each Other Philosophical Questions All the Time > Sponsored content. 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HBO’s new miniseries Big Little Lies is full of intricate relationships, but off-screen there’s a special connection between two of the costars_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 2, 2017 3:22 PM UTC  Stephen Colbert and Nicole Kidman in Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars. Stephen Colbert and Nicole Kidman in Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars. CBS by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 2, 2017 3:22 PM UTC Nicole Kidman got deep with [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/5007018/stephen-colbert-trump-jr-halloween-socialism/?xid=homepage) for the latest installment of “Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars.” On Wednesday night’s [episode](http://time.com/5007054/channing-tatum-jimmy-kimmel-halloween-prank/?xid=homepage) of _The Late Show_, Colbert and Kidman hung out on a picnic blanket, stared up at the (fake) stars and pondered some of life’s biggest questions, like when Colbert asked, “Do you think God could make a rock so heavy, he himself couldn’t lift it?” Kidman answered, “I don’t know. But why is he making more rocks? We have plenty of rocks. What we could use is another Oprah.” While cloning Oprah is probably still a few years off, [Colbert](http://time.com/5003837/billy-eichner-stephen-colbert-hocus-pocus-or-trump-white-house/?xid=homepage) and Kidman also shared their thoughts about what could happen in the near future. “Do you think artificial intelligence will ever conquer humanity?” Colbert asked, and Kidman replied, “I asked my Alexa that, and she just laughed.” Staring up at the (fake) stars got Kidman thinking about some of astronomy’s big questions. “What do you think happened before the big bang?” she asked Colbert, who replied, “Oh, I think fewer people watched CBS.” ## Transcript In the interview with The Edit, Nicole Kidman revealed that she was once engaged to her Big Little Lies costar Zoe Kravitz father, Lenny Kravitz. Kidman and Kravitz were linked in 2003 after Kidman split with her ex, Tom Cruise. She told The Edit quote, well, I knew Zoe because I was engaged to her father. It's all in the family. I love Lenny, he's a great guy. In 2007, Kidman told Vanity Fair that she was secretly engaged in 2007. But she didn't reveal who she was engaged to. She said at the moment quote, it just wasn't right. I wasn't ready. We weren't ready. Kravitz and Kidman have remained pals, however they hung out with Kidman's husband Keith Urban backstage at the 2016 CMT Music Awards exchanging hugs and posing for a group photo. 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