Natalie Portman : (3) " Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture. " - Natalie Portman " 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. " - Natalie Portman " I don’t mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn’t criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it’s a balance. And our job as actors is empathy. " - Natalie Portman