Natalie Portman

“I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year.”

“Where I live, nobody who's fourteen is having sex and doing major drugs. And I think if you see it in the movies, you may be influenced by it. I think it's so important to preserve your inno...”

“I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day.”

“My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.”

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

“When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer.”

“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.”

“Cute is when a person's personality shines through their looks. Like in the way they walk, every time you see them you just want to run up and hug them.”

“Breast implants gross me out. I don't think they're attractive at all.”

“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 h...”

“Jasmine is just the most delicate and beautiful scent.”

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

“It's always strange being a kid on the set, because you're treated like an equal when you're working. But then when you break, the other actors go back to their trailers to take naps and dri...”

“When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exact...”

“I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.”

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

“It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore.”

“I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.”

“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 th...”

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