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Natalie Portman, born on June 9, 1981, is an Israeli-American actress. She gained international acclaim for her outstanding performance in the film 'Black Swan', winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming one of the youngest recipients in the history of the award. Portman began her acting career in her childhood, making her debut in the 1990 film 'The Professional'. She has since appeared in numerous film and television projects, including 'The Professional' and the 'Star Wars' series.

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“I'm really good at mini-golf. You know, maybe not big person golf, but little person golf.”

Knows Littles Persons Bigs Golf

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

Knows Men Feels Ability Greater Depends Educated Pregnancy More Money

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

Thinking Knows Happens Sides Emotional Intimacy

Author:Natalie Portman

“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?”

People Thinking Knows Want Sometimes Happens Realizing Share Lucky Deserve Luck

Author:Natalie Portman

“I think the opportunities are all over the place - around your corner or in more exotic locales. But everyone finding their own interest - sometimes it's hard to know what you're interested in, I think.”

Thinking Knows Sometimes Hard Opportunity Interest Findings Corners Exotic

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

Knows I Can Stuff Planes Scare Pills Valium Ambien

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

Thinking Knows Mind Knowing Pieces Notes Starting Supposed To Be Not Knowing Starting Out Violinist

Author:Natalie Portman

“As someone who was born in Israel, you're put in a position of defending Israel because you know how much is at stake.”

Knows Born Know How Position Israel Stakes

Author:Natalie Portman

“I've dealt with a few method actors, and I don't know if should say this, but I think it's a bunch of nonsense. I think it's film acting and you just have to be on when the camera is rolling.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Should Film Actors Acting Cameras Method Bunch Nonsense Rolling Film Acting

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“I don't know if the scripts are changing so much. I mean, I've been working for almost 25 years and made over 40 films and I worked with my first female director, on a feature, "Planetarium". And it's still the only one.”

Ifs Knows Years Firsts Mean Made Stills Film Directors Female Scripts Features

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

Knows Persons Parent My Friends

Author:Natalie Portman

“You really know a person when you sleep so near to them, or when you eat with them.”

Knows Persons Sleep

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“Sometimes just watching a person doing the things they would only do at home lets you know who they really are.”

Knows Persons Sometimes Home

Author:Natalie Portman

“I'm an only child. Which is kind of bad, because having a brother or sister is like another form of friendship. That's something I've missed out on, except I know that I couldn't be doing what I am doing now if I had brothers and sisters.”

Ifs Knows Kind Children Form Brother Brothers And Sisters Only Child

Author:Natalie Portman

“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.”

People Ifs Knows Important Lost Know How Terrible

Author:Natalie Portman

“I think that's the real shame: We spent the last 48 hours talking about these disgusting, disgusting comments and disgusting behavior instead of talking about hurricane relief or what's going on in Flint, Michigan. It's just appalling to have to be dealing with such nonsense and such disgusting, you know, criminal speech.”

Thinking Knows Real Lasts Hours Talking Speech Behavior Shame Criminals Relief Nonsense Comment Disgusting Hurricanes Michigan 48 Hours

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“Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.”

Knows Party Sitting New Year Lectures Learning Experience

Author:Natalie Portman

“You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.”

Knows Way Done Israel

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“When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'”

Knows Doe Said Helping School Teacher Mom Dad Husband My Mom Nurse Pregnant Nursery Your Husband Your Dad Nursery School

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“I don't know if acting is what I want to do for the rest of my life, it's just what I've, you know, ended up doing when I was little, and I've kinda grown up with it.”

Ifs Knows Want Littles Acting

Author:Natalie Portman

“I am more a teenager than anyone else I know. One minute I feel really adult and the next minute I say, 'Let's play hide-and-seek.'”

Knows Feels Play Next Minutes Adults Teenager One Minute Hide And Seek

Author:Natalie Portman

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Born: June 9, 1981
Known for: Actress
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