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Wales Online
4 days ago
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- Wales Online
Natalie Portman still feels like people 'treat her like a child' on set
Natalie Portman still feels like people 'treat her like a child' on set The 43-year-old actress - who rose to fame as a child in 1999's 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' - insisted that despite growing up in the spotlight and developing a "serious persona" to combat people's perceptions of her, she is still fighting against it (Image: Getty Images ) Natalie Portman thinks people still "treat her like a child". The 43-year-old actress - who rose to fame as a child in 1999's 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' - insisted that despite growing up in the spotlight and developing a "serious persona" to combat people's perceptions of her, she is still fighting against it. During a conversation about Jenna Ortega, Natalie told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "We're both physically tiny, so people will often treat you like a child forever. "I'm 43 now, and people kind of pat me on the head. I don't look like a child, but I often feel like I'm treated like a kid. "Child actors often cultivate a serious persona because otherwise they'll get treated like kids forever. "When you start working as a kid, you kind of always feel like a kid in the workplace. Having some of that seriousness helps remind people, 'I'm a grown-up.' " Natalie and Jenna have worked together in new comedy thriller 'The Gallerist', and the 'Fountain of Youth' actress noticed they have a similar process in between takes. She explained: "We don't sit in a chair; we just kind of squat in the corner. "Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was also a child actress, said she did it too - that it's a way of grounding yourself. "There'd be all these chairs, but we'd just squat and look at each other and be like, 'Wow, this is weird.' " Meanwhile, Jenna opened up on how much it's helped her becoming friends with the likes of Natalie, Winona Ryder and Natasha Lyonne, who all understand the journey she's on. She said: "It's been so beneficial and so cozy. They've seen it all, and, honestly, during a much darker time in Hollywood. Article continues below "We've all got this jaded way about us that I don't think we'd have if we hadn't started so young and had so many brutal realisations and experiences... "But they turned out all right."
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Natalie Portman still feels like people 'treat her like a child' on set
Natalie Portman thinks people still "treat her like a child". The 43-year-old actress - who rose to fame as a child in 1999's 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' - insisted that despite growing up in the spotlight and developing a "serious persona" to combat people's perceptions of her, she is still fighting against it. During a conversation about Jenna Ortega, Natalie told Harper's Bazaar magazine: 'We're both physically tiny, so people will often treat you like a child forever. 'I'm 43 now, and people kind of pat me on the head. I don't look like a child, but I often feel like I'm treated like a kid. "Child actors often cultivate a serious persona because otherwise they'll get treated like kids forever. "When you start working as a kid, you kind of always feel like a kid in the workplace. Having some of that seriousness helps remind people, 'I'm a grown-up.' ' Natalie and Jenna have worked together in new comedy thriller 'The Gallerist', and the 'Fountain of Youth' actress noticed they have a similar process in between takes. She explained: 'We don't sit in a chair; we just kind of squat in the corner. "Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was also a child actress, said she did it too — that it's a way of grounding yourself. "There'd be all these chairs, but we'd just squat and look at each other and be like, 'Wow, this is weird.' ' Meanwhile, Jenna opened up on how much it's helped her becoming friends with the likes of Natalie, Winona Ryder and Natasha Lyonne, who all understand the journey she's on. She said: 'It's been so beneficial and so cozy. They've seen it all, and, honestly, during a much darker time in Hollywood. "We've all got this jaded way about us that I don't think we'd have if we hadn't started so young and had so many brutal realisations and experiences... 'But they turned out all right.'
