I think all girls in the world wish they were a Parisian girl – that sort of effortless chic confidence and comfort in their own skin. – Natalie Portman
It’s always strange being a kid on the set, because you’re treated like an equal when you’re working. But then when you break, the other actors go back to their trailers to take naps and drink beer, and I have to, like, go do school. – Natalie Portman
Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. – Natalie Portman
When a guy tells me I’m cute, it’s not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be. – Natalie Portman
Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. – Natalie Portman
Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture. – Natalie Portman
I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn’t happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it. – Natalie Portman
Obviously it’s much easier to say that you’re going to follow your passions when you’re financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn’t necessarily there. – Natalie Portman
You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there. – Natalie Portman
Cute is when a person’s personality shines through their looks. Like in the way they walk, every time you see them you just want to run up and hug them. – Natalie Portman
I don’t think I’ve ever been in love, I’m sure I will be some day. I’ve had enormous crushes, although I’ve never been into the Brad Pitt thing. – Natalie Portman
The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it’s only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous. – Natalie Portman
I don’t have a normal job, so I really appreciate having friends who are writers and artists. It’s fun to have a group of people you can call in the middle of the day to go for a hike. – Natalie Portman
There’s so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life. – Natalie Portman
Young actors often don’t think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers. – Natalie Portman
I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year. – Natalie Portman
I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I’m dying to go to a space camp next summer! – Natalie Portman
I want every version of a woman and a man to be possible. I want women and men to be able to be full-time parents or full-time working people or any combination of the two. – Natalie Portman
There’s always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you’re happy with the looks you’re born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we’re not happy with what we’re given. – Natalie Portman
I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn’t comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no. – Natalie Portman
I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did those milk ads with the milk mustaches, they’re my heroes. – Natalie Portman
They tell me: ‘OK, this is where we’re going to push up your cleavage,’ and I’m like, ‘What cleavage?’ – Natalie Portman
I’m afraid of everything. But maybe when you’re afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you’re scared of nothing. – Natalie Portman
My father has a general rule. He says if I haven’t done it in real life I shouldn’t do it on-screen. – Natalie Portman