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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 tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.”

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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'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?”

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“It's a big honour to have people be excited about a movie that you make. That's the one thing that you want.”

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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'm very interested in people who seem very negative and nasty and to go inside their world and see why they get that way. It makes you a little more sympathetic to them, even though I really don't want to be around those people.”

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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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“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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“It is interesting just generationally that you see that people are much more comfortable, and that's part of life now for this next generation of actors and just people in the world. But for those of us who were living when it didn't exist, being in social media feels like the last thing you want to do .”

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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 feel really urgent about this election. This is the first time in my voting life that I feel not only passionate about my candidate, but also that the alternative would be catastrophic. I want to help the best candidate win.”

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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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“I honestly don't even really want to think about it; I'd rather focus on how wonderful she is. Hillary Clinton is such a formidable candidate. I think we're lucky to have someone as smart and capable and strong as she is wanting to be our president.”

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“It's quite a stark contrast between the candidates, in how they will change things for women. Hillary Clinton wants to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will protect Roe v Wade. [Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood.”

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“Hillary Clinton wants to extend the Obamacare rule that healthcare companies cannot discriminate against women and charge them more than men for their healthcare. [Donald] Trump wants to get rid of Obamacare.”

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“Hillary Clinton wants to push for equal pay and for paid family leave and for better and cheaper childcare.”

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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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“[Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood.”

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“I think Hillary Clinton has made great strides in doing so, even though there are people who want to bring us back to the '50s and still define a woman by her husband and her husband's legacy. But she has proven herself to be a force on her own and is an example to us of how women should and can be judged on their own merits.”

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“When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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!”

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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.”

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“I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.”

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“I don't want to sound superficial, but when I go see a movie myself, I'd rather look at Tom Cruise than some shmo with a beer belly”

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“I'm tough on myself in terms of the standards I want to live up to, but that's also part of my pleasure: Knowing you are being your fullest self. Being your fullest self is a lot of work.”

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“People think the film industry is going to corrupt me, but I feel like it's kept me more innocent, in a way. I wasn't really home when my friends were trying pot for the first time. I was always around adults who wouldn't smoke or curse or do anything like that around me. I don't do things that are dangerous to myself. I don't want to hurt myself”

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“It's horrible to be a sex object at any age, but at least when you're an adult you can make the decision if you want to degrade yourself.”

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“Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.”

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About the Author

Born: June 9, 1981
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 224

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