In this Vanity Fair video, actresses Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña participate in a lie detector test, taking turns asking each other revealing questions while hooked up to a polygraph machine operated by Herman (0:11-0:25).
Highlights of the sessions include:
- Zoe Saldaña's turn (0:41-9:34): Zoe discusses her childhood, her mother's tendency to mix her up with Thandiwe Newton (2:48), her work in the Star Trek franchise (4:14), and her personal life, including her husband's praise and her preferences in "love languages" (7:42-8:48).
- Nicole Kidman's turn (9:36-16:51): Nicole shares details about her background, her busy production and acting schedule, and how she manages work-life balance (10:44-11:15). She also addresses her famous AMC Theaters advertisement, which became a cultural meme (13:11), and reflects on her career experiences, including winning an Oscar for The Hours (12:27).
Both actresses conclude that despite their roles as performers and their work on the show Lioness, they would not be effective secret agents because they struggle to lie convincingly during the test (12:12, 16:52).