I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show. (Natalie Portman)
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. (Natalie Portman)
The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you. (Natalie Portman)
I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful. (Natalie Portman)
Yeah, this is my crowd. They're really wonderful to me. (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)
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)
They tell me: 'OK, this is where we're going to push up your cleavage,' and I'm like, 'What cleavage?' (Natalie Portman)
When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer. (Natalie Portman)
It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies. (Natalie Portman)
I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred. (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)
I was like a total cliched '80s child. I had Barbies, obviously, as well as My Little Ponies and Cabbage Patch Kids, but I used to destroy them. I used to draw all over their faces and cut off their hair. (Natalie Portman)
This movie asks, when is violence ever justified And it makes us wary of labels like terrorism. Obviously most people, unless they're Gandhi-like pacifists, can imagine some situation in which violence is a justifiable means to overcome injustice. It makes us realize that it's subjective you have to agree with the cause in order to justify the violence. (Natalie Portman)
There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing. (Natalie Portman)