Quoting Natalie....

"They're extraordinary at what they do, but so is my father who is a doctor, and no one ever freaked out about meeting him. No one would ever shake shaking his hand, but people meet me and they'll shake and they'll cry and that's weird- and that's wrong."

"More young actresses have to say 'no' to being exploited."

"I think that film has a big influence on young people. I think that filmmakers need to take that responsibility and the widespread influence that they have into account when they are making their films. I don't think, obviously, they should interfere with the art of filmmaking. But you really choose what kind of things you want to put out there because in the end, human life is always more important. We're specifically referring to the violence and that kind of thing. I think films are influential but I really think that if you see a violent scene in a film and you go out and shoot someone, you've obviously got something wrong with you. You either have not been brought up the right way or you were born mentally unstable. So, if someone does have a mental problem, we [should] realize it before they kill other people. And if they don't have a mental problem and if they haven't been brought up the right way to give them what they need: to give them love and understanding and all that stuff that sounds clich� or sappy but it's really true. I mean, it's a very pressing issue for me. My school has had threats. People have been expelled and talked to by police at my high school. It's a real thing for me. This is not something I saw on the news. We have to be responsible. I think people need to stop pointing fingers at [TV] or music or clothing because it's people who do these things, not movies."

" I think anything you do, if you are helping other people, is great because you're making someone else happy."

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