After making her onscreen debut at 11,Natalie Portmanquickly learned to separate herself from her public image.
I felt very scared by it.
And I felt like my way of protecting myself was to be like, Im so serious.
Natalie Portman attends the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards on Nov. 27, 2023 in New York City.Dia Dipasupil/WireImage
Im smart, and thats not the kind of girl you attack.'
It shouldnt be a thing, but it worked.
The actress took a step back from acting from 1999 to 2003 as she attended Harvard University.
Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in ‘Léon: The Professional’ (Patrick Camboulive/Getty Images)
Kubricks film of the book is great because nothing is really shown, but this one will be explicit.
