What others said about Natalie....

"She's fantastic, charming, clever and talented. She knows how to dance, to play and to sing." --Jean Reno, French actor

"She's the smartest person involved in this movie [Beautiful Girls]. We were so unbelievably lucky to have made this movie at a time when Natalie Portman was a viable human being. We saw a lot of girls and nobody even came close. To me, she is Marty."--Scott Rosenberg, screenwriter

"Natalie absolutely blew me out of my seat in The Professional, and after one reading of the script for Beautiful Girls, I knew she was the only actress who could play this character."--Ted Demme, director

"She knew exactly what to do. The scenes with her were the scenes I looked forward to the most, because I knew there would be real clarity coming from her. She knew what she wanted, but she was also extremely free in the choices she made. Every take was different. Some people do the same thing over and over again, but Natalie really listens, so if I did something different in take two, she made these beautiful adjustments. To do that at the age of 44 is extraordinary, but at 13..."--Timothy Hutton, actor

"She's so incredibly bright. And she's beautiful, but she has the ability to take that energy and pull it inside. You can walk down the street with her and nobody will notice her. But then all of the sudden she does something, and you go, 'Oh my God, what a beautiful woman.'" -- Matt Willaims, director of Where The Heart Is

"She's getting ready to be a huge star. I've already told her to remember the little people she used to know when it comes to giving out parts."--Michael Rapaport, actor

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