Natalie Portman Quotes
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I'd rather be smart than a movie star.
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I read every biography of Jackie Kennedy I could get my hands on.
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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'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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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'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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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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It's so much unwanted interest in your privacy that you don't want to invite anymore.
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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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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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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 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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Hillary Clinton is such a formidable candidate.
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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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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'm not really much of a genre guy. I think that audiences don't need that anymore where you just need a very specific genre. Audiences are very sophisticated, and as long as it's fun, it's okay and entertaining.
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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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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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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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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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I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist.
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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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The best thing you can hope for, when you make a movie and you put your soul into it, is that people respond to it well.