"If you're a person and care about other people - I don't think I have any sort of special understanding or anything, I think any feeling person would experience similar things if given the same opportunities to see the things I've been lucky enough to see and meet the people I've been lucky enough to meet."

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Source: Natalie Portman on Her New Role: Giving Women Hope. Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.

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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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