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" A movie about a weak, vulnerable woman can be feminist if it shows a real person that we can empathize with. "

Natalie Portman

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

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" 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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" There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given. "

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

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" 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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