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…

— Natalie Portman

Ballet really lends itself to that because there's such a sense of ritual, with wrapping the shoes every day and preparing new…

— 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

I learned to observe other people - that's sort of what it teaches you. To pay attention. Which can also be a…

— Natalie Portman

I think mainly it's an optics thing: to be able to visualize a woman in a position of power. It's going to…

— Natalie Portman

My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser…

— Natalie Portman

Committing yourself to one person is sacred.

— Natalie Portman

I remember how to be a person by being around them.

— Natalie Portman

The good news is we have the technology and the tools to alleviate poverty on a global scale. All that is standing…

— Natalie Portman

I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.

— Natalie Portman

Sometimes people's reactions tell more about themselves.

— Natalie Portman

My response was that more than half of Israelis are of Sephardic origin. Many of these Jews come from Arab lands and…

— Natalie Portman

I'm trying to use whatever attention is focused on me and divert it to something that really deserves the attention and try…

— Natalie Portman

I think you always need to be able to relate to your characters, but that doesn't necessarily mean...you have to understand why…

— Natalie Portman

Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.

— Natalie Portman

I love milk so much! I make a point of drinking a glass of milk every day. So now anyone who did…

— Natalie Portman

I can sleep a whole day. If no one woke me up, I would sleep for 24 hours. I think it's a…

— Natalie Portman

When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said…

— 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

Hillary Clinton wants to extend the Obamacare rule that healthcare companies cannot discriminate against women and charge them more than men for…

— Natalie Portman

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

— 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

If you read, your book is kind of your friend, because it's like the book is telling you its story and you're…

— 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.…

— Natalie Portman

Microcredit is about giving hope.

— Natalie Portman