Natalie Portman Quotes
There are still vestiges of societal limitations on women. I tend to think that has to do with opportunities that are available - it says a lot that it's still sometimes the best opportunity for a woman to be able to advance herself.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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Don't manage - lead change before you have to.
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It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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It seems to many of us that if we are to avoid the eventual catastrophic world conflict, we must strengthen the United Nations as a first step toward a world government patterned after our own government with a legislature, executive and judiciary, and police to enforce its international laws and keep the peace.
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I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.
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I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.
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Hemingway was a jerk.
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If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.
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Ember Moon is extremely talented, and Daria, from Tough Enough, she's very unique and cool. The fans are going to get behind her. As for Asuka, she is phenomenal.
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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
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I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about me.
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Yes, there's something dangerous about turning people into token social activists. I was thinking about this recently with our pop-culture feminism, when feminism is such a buzzword in the media now. We're covering it in a way that we haven't before, but also in a way that's way more surface level. And while I think that there's some danger in that, I also think it's a great gateway for some people.
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There's no going back from what happened. You can go back and understand the past, but you can't go back and change it.
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Certain foods no longer agree with me. If I eat French fries, I might feel sick to my stomach.
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The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.
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I don't live on the West Coast, so when I come out to work, I rent a house.
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There are still vestiges of societal limitations on women. I tend to think that has to do with opportunities that are available - it says a lot that it's still sometimes the best opportunity for a woman to be able to advance herself.
