Natalie Portman Quotes - Page 3

Sometimes people say something to you and you're like, "I respect you so much, I love what you do, but I disagree. I don't think that's right for the way I see it."

If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk, and the risk led to one my greatest artistic and personal experiences.

Everyone dreams of living in Paris.

Part of my reason for being vegetarian was because it practices respect and love for life all through the day, so three times a day, you make a decision to eat things that have not been killed.

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

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.

I usually dress very casual. Whenever I go out with my friends, I'm always like, 'Can't I just wear sweatpants?'

You have to be careful when you're getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.

I am a very strict vegetarian. ...I just really, really love animals, and I act on my values.

I can sleep a whole day. If no one woke me up, I would sleep for 24 hours. I think it's a combination of my age and my appreciation for sleep. Sleep is so wonderful. Sometimes you can oversleep and feel like you've waster your time, but I think it's one of the bestways to spend your time.

I usually run three or four times a week now. Pretty boring, but it's so worth is. It's done wonders for my mood

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.

If we can find ways to love life and be joyful without being wasteful or destructive--that's what's important.

I'm very interested in people who seem very negative and nasty and to go inside their world and see why they get that way. It makes you a little more sympathetic to them, even though I really don't want to be around those people.

Basically I have, like, five really close friends - girls and guys. I like being friends with both because you can do different things with both.

I've dealt with a few method actors, and I don't know if should say this, but I think it's a bunch of nonsense. I think it's film acting and you just have to be on when the camera is rolling.

Sometimes it's better to forgive and forget. And sometimes, on the other hand, it's better to leave the friendship.

Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.

I learned to observe other people - that’s sort of what it teaches you. To pay attention. Which can also be a really natural human skill so I don’t think I’m better equipped than other human beings.

There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.

I think the opportunities are all over the place - around your corner or in more exotic locales. But everyone finding their own interest - sometimes it's hard to know what you're interested in, I think.

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 innocence.

If you're listening to music, then the music is your friend; or if you're with a person, then that person can be your friend because you're communicating.

Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.