Natalie Portman quotes - page 2

My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen. (Natalie Portman)

I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.

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I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

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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.

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Awards are so unnecessary, because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

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I am not someone who sacrifice all for the cinema, my life will be always more important.

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I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year.

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I think school is so much harder than real life. People are so much more accepting when they are adults.

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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.

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The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.

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I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day. (Natalie Portman)

I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.

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I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.

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When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'

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I usually dress very casual. Whenever I go out with my friends, I'm always like, 'Can't I just wear sweatpants?'

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I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

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There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.

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Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it.

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I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.

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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.

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There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing. (Natalie Portman)

There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life?. We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.

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When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer.

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I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.

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I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!

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