Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portmanis an actress, film producer and film director with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth9 June 1981
CityJerusalem, Israel
CountryUnited States of America
skills people attention
I learned to observe other people - that's sort of what it teaches you. To pay attention. Which can also be a really natural human skill.
jobs children home
Small loans can transform lives, especially the lives of women and children. The poor can become empowered instead of disenfranchised. Homes can be built, jobs can be created, businesses can be launched, and individuals can feel a sense of worth again.
giving microcredit
Microcredit is about giving hope.
religious new-shoes ballet
Ballet really lends itself to that because there's such a sense of ritual, with wrapping the shoes every day and preparing new shoes for every performance. It's such a process. It's almost religious, in nature.
limits world film
There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.
shoes interesting enemy
It's always interesting to step into the enemy's shoes, and figure out what they're like.
nice ears world
I have nice ears. I have no lobes, which was disappointing for a while, but I've gotten over it and learned to love them. Being lobeless isn't the end of the world
children thinking worst-nightmares
I think losing a child is unimaginable. It's every person's worst nightmare. It's unimaginably difficult. It shakes your faith in the world. It tests your optimism.
intellectual sides actors
There is a lot lacking on the intellectual side and on the values side when being an actor.
love-is control-myself choices
Love is very much perceived as "I couldn't control myself; it's love." But you can. Everything you do in response is a choice.
dad doctors mad
My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
sacred persons
Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
hero drinking glasses
I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ads with the milk mustaches, they're my heroes.
new-year party sitting
Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.