"I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone."

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Source: Natalie Portman says mums work more than anyone and admits raising her son is more intense than any role by Georgina Littlejohn, www.mirror.co.uk. September 30, 2013.

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Natalie Portman

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Natalie Portman is an acclaimed actress and activist known for her roles in films like 'Black Swan' and her advocacy for women's rights and social justice.

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