Natalie Portman Quotes
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People are just funny sometimes if you find the right character.
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There were, like, 20 of Jackie Kennedy's biographies, which was interesting because they are not exactly high literature - they are pulpy.But the Arthur Schlesinger transcripts ended up being the most useful of anything.
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I don't want to be a celebrity who's trying to like say, «look at this charity work I'm doing».
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I had danced when I was younger, until I was about 12, and I always idealized it, as most young girls do, as the most beautiful art. It's an expression without words.
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With the young generation, there are even more women than men making movies right now.
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I honestly don't even really want to think about it if Donald Trump wins; I'd rather focus on how wonderful Hillary Clinton is.
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I mean the Internet is like the luckiest thing - we have everything at our fingertips right now.
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When you get older, you realize it's a lot less about your place in the world but your place in you. It's not how everyone views you, but how you view yourself.
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I'm just upset that we've been distracted by so much noise and vulgarity when we could be trying to talk about how our country can get stronger.
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The fact that Hillary Clinton is pushing for paid family leave and also for affordable childcare will make a huge difference for working women who aren't as lucky as I am to be able to hire a nanny when I work. And who aren't lucky enough to necessarily have their husbands be able to take off work. That will make a huge, huge difference.
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You have to be careful when you're getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.
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I do think there is a sort of natural balance in nature between men and women, and that it's being thrown off-balance by the social and economic inequities between men and women.
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I know a famous violinist who told me he can't compose because he knows too many pieces. So, when he starts thinking of a note, an existing piece immediately comes to mind. Just starting out, one of your biggest strengths is not knowing how things are supposed to be.
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Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance.
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I studied psychology in school, and the best psychology is in literature. It's so much easier to understand a character than a theory. You can recognize yourself—or other people—in a different way.
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I also feel I'm a positive role model by not putting my education on hold.
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Friendship is anything that you get something out of that is very, very important to you. And that's why there are those people who are so close to you that you don't know how you'd live without them. And they are the ones that, even if they do something terrible, you have to keep. Otherwise, you're just going to be lost without them.
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I read every biography of Jackie Kennedy I could get my hands on.
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I think the New York Public Library is so, so amazing. It's literally the coolest place - It's good shelter from the sun and it's the most beautiful building. It's really, really fun.
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Your relationship with your husband should be an important part of your private life, but publicly you should be able to define yourself.
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Sure. I've never dated a woman of anything like that, But, I mean, I think it's much more the person that you fall in love with – and why would you close yourself off to fifty percent of the people?
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People who take everything to heart trivia – the most capable of genuinely love.
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I campaigned for Hillary Clinton when she was in the primaries against Barack Obama, actually.
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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.