Natalie Portman Quotes
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I'd rather be smart than a movie star.
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I think the press is doing a wonderful job of putting the pressure on the decision-makers in Hollywood to support more female directors.
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I think that most women know what happens that leads you to a point where you're not even looking for intimacy anymore. You're just looking for the physical side of it and not the emotional side of it.
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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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I've wanted to be an astronaut, a doctor, a vet - these are things I've said in interviews. Before that, I wanted to be a mermaid and a fairy.
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I get freaked out by pills. Everyone I know is always like, "I'm just going to take a Valium or an Ambien on the plane." But I can't do any of that stuff - it scares me.
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Hillary Clinton is such a formidable candidate.
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It's so much unwanted interest in your privacy that you don't want to invite anymore.
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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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If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk, and the risk led to one my greatest artistic and personal experiences.
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Small loans can transform lives, especially the lives of women and children. The poor can become empowered instead of disenfranchised. Homes can be built, jobs can be created, businesses can be launched, and individuals can feel a sense of worth again.
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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.
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Sometimes it's better to forgive and forget. And sometimes, on the other hand, it's better to leave the friendship.
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I'm not a perfectionist, but I like discipline. I'm obedient, but I'm not a perfectionist. I think it's important to work your hardest and be as kind as possible to everyone you work with. The goal, every day, is keeping focused on that.
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I really want to get the word out to people to register because of course, the more people vote, the more our democracy works.
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We live in a small world, and we all are affected by everything that happens everywhere. And to look at it less selfishly, we also need to be grateful for the luck of where we're born and how we ended up where we ended up.
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Normally I can't watch myself at all, and watching myself makes me cringe, and I cover my face, and it's very hard to watch.
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The more money a woman has, the more educated she is, and the more educated she is, the more she knows about how to prevent pregnancy, and also has more reproductive control - she feels a greater ability to say no to a man when she doesn't have to depend on him for money.
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Actually I want to scare away method actors because it's a pain. It's like, 'Come on, what are you doing? It's not real. What are you doing? Oh, you're really brooding. Okay, good. Go to your trailer. I'll see you in an hour.'
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Your director is your everything and you devote yourself to them and you want to help create their vision.
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I usually run three or four times a week now. Pretty boring, but it's so worth is. It's done wonders for my mood.
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I'm with my friends more than I'm with my parents, but I know more about my parents than I know about my friends. That's something you get out of living with a person.
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When I was growing up, my mom told me every story that was happening to her. Most of the stories that come to me are through a female voice in my head. My stories seem to naturally be about females.
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I've been really, lucky and sometimes you think, 'Why? How did this happen to me - what did I do to deserve this?' And you realize how much it's just luck. And then you see that there's a lot of people who are not as lucky as you are, and I want to like share that luck, you know?