Natalie Portman Quotes
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.
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Success must never be measured by how much money you have.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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If you're human, you've had phases in your life when things are in flux.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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Everyone at a party is uncomfortable. Knowing that makes me more comfortable.
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I wonder if I maybe have a natural floatiness that comes through in everyone I play.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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The cry of equality pulls everyone down.
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Being a dad and being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and all the stuff I have to do... The trumpet requires a lot of diligence, and I haven't had the time.
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If you're the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you've gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure.
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People love to get scared. People want to see the worst thing that can happen.
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I almost always have a strong passion about the things I do. I wouldn't say aggressive, but I am always trying very hard to make sure that things will succeed.
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I'm bisexual.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
