Natalie Portman Workout and Diet

‘I really love food, and I want to take joy in it, and part of enjoying my food is also knowing that it’s positive for other creatures and not harming anyone.’

I became a vegetarian when I was 9 because…you watch cartoons and animals have feeling and talk to each other…You think of them as…emotive creatures, not as dinner.’

‘Factory farming is responsible for most of the air, water, and land pollution…You can make a difference by even once a day or once a week choosing not to eat animals or animal products.’

‘I’m vegan and I found my skin is much, much better than when I was a vegetarian.’

‘It comes really naturally because…you tend to make 1 thing that everyone eats for dinner.’

‘Working 5-8 hours a day for a year, it’s what real dancers live through. It was an amazing experience, but definitely a difficult one.’

‘I had the privilege of working with Mary Helen Bowers for a year in preparation for the film Black Swan and her system works for non-dancers by simplifying the balletic exercises that result in these beautiful lines.’

‘My new regimen gave me a sense of discipline, a much better body image, and so much more strength.’

‘I do wonder now how people can do this kind of role when they have a family.’

‘All dancers are always dancing with an extreme injury, not just a sore muscle. They’re dancing on a sprained ankle or with a twisted neck or something.’

‘If I didn’t have kids or didn’t have to go to work, I’d probably sleep ’til noon!’

‘I was different from the other kids. I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked very hard. I was a very serious kid.

‘I love beauty and I love glamour, and they can be part of the sweetness of life in the face of really dark things — and that has great worth.’

‘I’ve been so inspired by the many women I’ve met through Time’s Up…Whenever I think I have too much to handle, I see what they’re doing and know I can do more.’