Natalie Portman Quotes on People (9 Quotes)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I think school is so much harder than real life. People are so much more accepting when they are adults.

I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.

People will think I'm a neo-Nazi or a cancer victim or a lesbian.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.