What others said about Natalie....

"When I met her, you could tell she was kind of a prodigy. In the movie [Heat], she has a very short amount of screen time to believably communicate a child who is seriously dysfunctional without any overt hysteria or exaggerated dialogue, and she delivers. Only someone with serious talent can do that." --Michael Mann, director of Heat

"In 10 years, Natalie is going to run the entire world, and I want to be one of her assistants."--Ted Demme

"There are not enough superlatives for this girl. She is such a gifted actress and then, to top it off, what she looks like! I have this strong feeling that she is going to be a legend."--Isaac Mizrahi

"The movie [Anywhere But Here] could not have been made without Natalie."--Wayne Wang, director of Anywhere But Here

"I'd never seen Natalie in anything prior to the first time we met when she came in to interview, but she immediately impressed me as an unusually natural and intelligent actress�she has a great future," --Woody Allen

"She has a magnetic quality, the same that one imagines Anne Frank would have had. What Natalie has is real emotional presence and intelligence. Boy, is she smart."--James Lapine, director of The Diary of Anne Frank

"Natalie was so magnificent that not only was she crying during the last scene, but so were the other actors; their mouths were agape at this girl." --David Stone,Broadway producer

"Sitting across from Natalie Portman can be a disconcerting experience. How often do you meet perfection? And Portman's 16-year-old face is perfect."--Jack Kroll, Newsweek

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