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
Natalie Portman quotes about
classify romantic sad sort
I don't know who would not classify themselves as a romantic. I think that would be sort of sad.
forgive-and-forget forgiving forget
Sometimes it's better to forgive and forget. And sometimes, on the other hand, it's better to leave the friendship.
privacy interest unwanted
It's so much unwanted interest in your privacy that you don't want to invite anymore.
movie-business
You can tell when someone likes you just because you're in a movie, because all they talk about is the movie, and all they talk about is the movie business.
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
sacred persons
Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
love-life practice decision
Part of my reason for being vegetarian was because it practices respect and love for life all through the day, so three times a day, you make a decision to eat things that have not been killed.
role-models roles feels
I also feel I'm a positive role model by not putting my education on hold.
parent looks wanted
As I look back on it, I'm glad that I had this false image. I was who everyone else - my parents, my friends, society - wanted me to be. I was a pleaser, someone who wanted to make everyone happy, to not let anyone down. Now, I'm not like that.
They tell me: 'OK, this is where we're going to push up your cleavage,' and I'm like, 'What cleavage?'
I remember how to be a person by being around them.
I remember as a kid being really scared of the Smurfs.
art
New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
time
The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it's only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous.