"Quite often I play roles that require quite a degree of emotional exposure, and they can be very difficult to do."

“This is why I turned down multiple $Million Dollar Offers for my website. Because the positive impact you have in other lives is more important than a quick cash out.”

“Growth solves (nearly) all problems”

“Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.”

“I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.”

Source : "Biography: Natalie Portman". www.thecinemaholic.com. January 20, 2018.

“I think it's very much a matter between Barbara Walters and ABC.”

“I went to the doctor and he said I had acute appendicitis, and I said compared to who?”

“Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with.”

Source : "Sunday Conversation: Brett Favre". Interview with Suzy Kolber, www.espn.com. November 24, 2004.

“I'm attracted to men who are going to stand up to me.”