Natalie Portman Quotes

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.

I don't live to work; I work to live.

There comes a time when money doesn't matter.

Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.

I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it.

Money shouldn't be the driver for where you spend your time.

Money is often a matter of chance or good fortune and is not the mark of a successful life. It is not the thing that brings a throb of pleasure or a thrill into my life. And I would not pose as a successful man if that were to be the measure.

Money is just a way of keeping score.

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level.

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it.

Money ain't everything.

I have never been motivated by money in my life. You can't make choices based on what the financial return might be.

I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It's really the first time I've thought about the future and what it could be.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

You know, frankly speaking, money just doesn't figure largely in my world view.

I'm not driven by money and I'm not driven by career.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living.

For the past few years, I've been more selective than I have any right to be, but I think that's finally starting to work in my favor. I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money.