Natalie Portman Quotes

I feel... sexier, I think, with short hair. I feel like an alien!

As I've got older, and since I cut all my hair off, I've felt a bit more liberated about trying different things out.

I feel like I've been known for having long black hair, so when I took all my extensions out and cut my own hair, it was the most freeing thing, I think, I've ever done. That was my 21st year: I cut my hair, I was doing Broadway; I was living in New York, and I was really having a moment of becoming my individual self, and it was amazing.

The great thing about being a woman is the power of reinvention.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

I have no fears when it comes to my hair or clothes.

I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally, and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that.

The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better than ever. The great thing about getting older is you don't have to do/wear/say anything you don't want to. It wasn't until my very late 30s that I stopped worrying about what other people thought.

I love my hair. When I was young it had weird kinks and cowlicks in it, but I just grew into it. You grow into a lot of things.

In my twenties, I was obsessed with what other people thought of me. In my thirties, it's about my children, my husband, my work. In my forties, it's going to be about me, and I shan't care what anyone else thinks. I can't wait!

I want kids to know that it is okay to make a change in order to feel better about themselves.

My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

Truth is, I cut my hair for freedom, not for beauty.

My hair is a safety net for me, so I love to have it down and full and relaxed.

In the days when I wasn't being taken seriously, I wore long skirts - very conservative. But now, I dress any way I want to.

My whole journey has been about self-acceptance.

I have been wearing black, which was a reaction to the Ginger thing. But now I have hopes and I can be anything. Tomorrow I might be naked with a feather boa, who knows?

I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.

I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now.

You don't have to look like a warrior in every role.