Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, and Marion Cotillard grace the cover of Vogue’s November issue in various shades of red to promote their highly anticipated Nine movie.

• Penelope on her tortured character in the film: “Luckily I don’t have to identify with my roles, because if I did I would be dead by now! I’ve been working since the age of seventeen, and I really haven’t stopped. I want to balance it a little more. Instead of making three or four movies a year, I will do one.”
• Nicole on coming back to work after Sunday Rose: “I had no desire to work after I had my daughter, but to lure me back, this movie was the only way. [But] I’m not playing Claudia Cardinale. Even when I played Virginia Woolf I didn’t take the real woman into account.”
• Kate on getting a role: “I spent most of my childhood singing and dancing and just never had the chance to do it professionally. So when I got the chance to work with Rob, I was so excited, I was out of my mind.”
• Marion on musicals: “It’s been my dream to do an American musical. When I was a child, Annie was my favorite. I just never thought I would get to do it.”
• Penelope on living with Kate and Fergie: “I’ve had some very long dinners with Kate, because she loves eating. I mean four-hour dinners. We are exercising so much we don’t feel guilty at all.”
• Nicole on Kate’s acting: “Kate should be on Broadway. She should be the lead.”