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Natalie Portman

"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 drink beer, and I have to, like, go do school."

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"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 drink beer, and I have to, like, go do school."

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"Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that."

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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

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Akiroq Brost

"I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that."

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Akiroq Brost

"It's a lot easier, I think, to be an actor in a movie than to spin a joke on a sitcom."

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Akiroq Brost

"All my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor."

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Akiroq Brost

"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained."

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Akiroq Brost

"For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared."

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Akiroq Brost

"And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor."

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Akiroq Brost

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."

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Akiroq Brost

"Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew."

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Natalie Portman
"I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show."

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

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Natalie Portman
"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."

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Natalie Portman
"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."

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

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

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Natalie Portman
"I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!"

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Natalie Portman
"Star Wars hasn't changed my life at all."

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Natalie Portman
"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."

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Natalie Portman
"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."

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