Natalie Portman

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

— Natalie Portman

#experience #going #know #learning #lecture

I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#everything #i #like #maybe #nothing

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#career #college #going #i #movie

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

#allowed #committing #convinced #divorce #easy

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

— Natalie Portman

#desirable #guy #i #like #me

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. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#being #director #even #i #lot

My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#ate #chicken #conferences #dad #demonstrating

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#because #doing #get #i #i think

Committing yourself to one person is sacred. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#person #sacred #yourself

Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#every #every time #feel #hugging #just