Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Portman reveals to Elle UK that her days of stripping for films are over.
"The good-girl image was something I consciously cultivated after ['The Professional.'] There was a lot of controversy about the whole Lolita thing. My parents were super-protective about it, but I got a lot of weird letters. It was really upsetting," she says.
"I didn't want to be seen as a sex object, so I went the opposite direction. I'm definitely not a prude about sex or nudity, I just don't want do something that will end up in a screen grab on a porn site," she adds.
Portman did strip for her role in 'Hotel Chevalier.' Watch: Warning, Mature
Another thing the actress won't do? Take on Jewish roles -- although she herself is Jewish.
"I've always tried to stay away from playing Jews. I get like 20 Holocaust scripts a month, but I hate the genre," she tells the magazine, The Huffington Post reports.
However, she recently went against her own rules and played a Hasidic bride in 'New York, I Love You.'
"That was the first thing to come my way that really intrigued me," she said.
I'm glad she chose not to pose nude anymore. It's so degrading and will haunt you later on. That's why many of the former Playboy Playmates are living anonymously these days (the ones from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's). I don't blame them. I think I would too. Most said it was the stupidous thing they ever did. I'm glad they changed their lives around now. God bless...
She's perfect. No knife needed for her. She's so good at just showing enough to drive me crazy. My personal favorite was her in that tight white jumpsuit on starwars. Don't be affraid to be sexy, Natalie. I love you.
Natalie is a hypocrit. She is basically saying she won't do nudity because it is exploitation. The mere fact that her image is being captured on film and used to make money for others is exploitation. Now if she were smart she would realize that those are her assets and she deserves to get payed what SHE thinks they are worth, not what some director or producer is willing to pay for them. Then she can price herself out of the market and not be a hypocrit at the same time.
How much is Fox Searchlight paying for the plug? Making us sit through ten minutes of a very choppy video with that horrible song drowning out the dialog just for a glimpse of Natalie's tush. Though a very cute tush it is...
She shouldn't make such a big deal about it. The video here was very tasteful and somewhat teasing. She's got a fairly decent body and if she shows it off occasionally, it shouldn't hurt her any. She's attractive and a decent actress so she won't be seen as just a sex object. I think she's got nice size breasts in proportion to her body. Too many women have these oversized boobs that are just flopping around. Whatever she decides to do, it's her body and her life. I guess it will be some time before we see her private sex videos.
Zzzzzzzzzzz. What a snoringly boring clip. Natalie is oddly asexual. If Hollywood wants to make me happy before I die they'll show us Jennifer Love Hewitt's rack before she gets too much older.
I used to watch American Idol but now that Degeneret is on it I will not watch it. She needs to go back into the closet or stay with her lesbian friends.
what pisses me off about this kind of article —- SHE HAS NEVER DONE NUDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!— in NON of her films has she ever actually shown her naked breasts or crotch area. if there is no showing of the genitalia, it’s not nudity. for all you know she could have been wearing a strapless bra and strategically concealing it. i get so pissed off when people say she or others like here are soooo rebellious or controversial when they do nudity, and they have never actually done ANY nudity!
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I'm glad she chose not to pose nude anymore. It's so degrading and will haunt you later on. That's why many of the former Playboy Playmates are living anonymously these days (the ones from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's). I don't blame them. I think I would too. Most said it was the stupidous thing they ever did. I'm glad they changed their lives around now. God bless...
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She's perfect. No knife needed for her. She's so good at just showing enough to drive me crazy. My personal favorite was her in that tight white jumpsuit on starwars. Don't be affraid to be sexy, Natalie. I love you.
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if natalie portman's parents were so great why did they let her do nude pictures to begin with??????????
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TELL ME
WHO WOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS PERSON ???, SHES HAS NO SHAPE ,
SOME MEN ARE BUILT BETTER
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n't do Jewish roles but just played a Hasidic bride. Boy, she makes less sense than Brit Hume.
Brit is right and you need to heed his advice too.
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Natalie is a hypocrit. She is basically saying she won't do nudity because it is exploitation. The mere fact that her image is being captured on film and used to make money for others is exploitation. Now if she were smart she would realize that those are her assets and she deserves to get payed what SHE thinks they are worth, not what some director or producer is willing to pay for them. Then she can price herself out of the market and not be a hypocrit at the same time.
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How much is Fox Searchlight paying for the plug? Making us sit through ten minutes of a very choppy video with that horrible song drowning out the dialog just for a glimpse of Natalie's tush. Though a very cute tush it is...
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She shouldn't make such a big deal about it. The video here was very tasteful and somewhat teasing. She's got a fairly decent body and if she shows it off occasionally, it shouldn't hurt her any. She's attractive and a decent actress so she won't be seen as just a sex object. I think she's got nice size breasts in proportion to her body. Too many women have these oversized boobs that are just flopping around. Whatever she decides to do, it's her body and her life. I guess it will be some time before we see her private sex videos.
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Zzzzzzzzzzz. What a snoringly boring clip. Natalie is oddly asexual. If Hollywood wants to make me happy before I die they'll show us Jennifer Love Hewitt's rack before she gets too much older.
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Hey Nat, better keep doing nude scenes for posterity because
when your get old, you've lost IT !
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That's a nude scene? She didn't show anything. Then again, she has nothing to show.
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There is absolutely nothing sexy about Natalie Portman, she is sort of a neuter.
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I used to watch American Idol but now that Degeneret is on it I will not watch it. She needs to go back into the closet or stay with her lesbian friends.
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what pisses me off about this kind of article —- SHE HAS NEVER DONE NUDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!— in NON of her films has she ever actually shown her naked breasts or crotch area. if there is no showing of the genitalia, it’s not nudity. for all you know she could have been wearing a strapless bra and strategically concealing it. i get so pissed off when people say she or others like here are soooo rebellious or controversial when they do nudity, and they have never actually done ANY nudity!
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