Natalie Portman

Achievement is wonderful when you know why you're doing it, and when you don't know, it can be a terrible trap.

Your inexperience is an asset, and will allow you to think in original, unconventional ways. Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.

I learned early that my meaning had to be from the experience of making the film and the possibility of connecting with individuals, rather than the foremost trophies in my industry — financial and critical success.

To be or not to be is not the question. The vital question is how to be and how not to be.

Your inexperience is an asset and will allow you to think in original, unconventional ways. Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.

If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk. And the risk led to one of my greatest personal and professional achievements.

Helping others ends up helping you more than anyone. Getting out of your own concerns and caring about someone else's life for a while reminds you that you are not the center of the universe.