Natalie Portman Replies to Fans on the Internet | Actually Me | GQ

On this episode of Actually Me, Natalie Portman goes undercover on the Internet and replies to real comments from Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, KZbin, ChatGPT and more. Can she really ballet? Will she return to Star Wars as Padme? What inspired her to become such a big soccer fan?
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Director: Kristen DeVore
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Marcus Niehaus
Guest: Natalie Portman
Producer: Sam Dennis
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Kevin Balash; Kariesha Kidd
Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunst
Sound Mixer: Cassiano Pereira
Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss; Lauren Boucher
Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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[@MrWickHaHaBobayega]

Natalie Portman in Attack Of The Clones is human beauty at its peak

[@fleetstreet11]

She is much more beautiful now, but back then, yes.

[@bobbyhill5067]

Finally someone said what everyone was thinking but she looks beautiful these days too

[@fardilhusain]

Considering that both ewan and hayden have come back it only makes sense for Natalie to come back too. I would sell my soul to see Hayden and Natalie back together again in star wars.

[@FUTMATE]

@@NataliePortmanprivate shush kid

[@queenb2450]

They need to be together on screen ONE LAST TIME. Don't even de-age them - just let them be actors in their craft

[@erakfishfishfish]

“Somehow Amadala returned…”

[@bigheadrat9493]

Maybe as a what if thing

[@MathiasEG]

Agreed

[@Revenchist6]

She’s open to a Star Wars return 😱

[@queenb2450]

Disney needs to get ON IT ASAP. Do you know how many fans would flock to the theaters if they knew Natalie would be Padme and Hayden being Anakin ...I don't even care if it's fan service at this point

[@firefly8471]

Maybe play a different star wars character would be interesting

[@Cdawg-vz5sz]

We could finally get the what if anakin never turned at the end of rots

[@speedisoftheessence]

​@@queenb2450 An alternate timeline where Anakin never turned to the dark side and became a Jedi Master?

[@illumina9489]

probably will for ahsoka

[@AmeliaDimoldenberg]

Natalie is so intelligent and cool - love her.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖🥰

[@princessperfect_]

Chicken Shop Date with Natalie Portman coming soon?? 👀

[@Alej_915]

She is an absolute gem, we are lucky to have her as a positive icon in this world

[@imogen5141]

Omg. Would you date her?

[@levimiller1266]

This would be the collab of the century

[@MetaPixel7]

She's so chill and down to earth

[@chasehedges6775]

She one of the few cool celebrities

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@Bxzzlebanks]

​@@NataliePortmanprivatedo you have ig

[@99Gara99]

If there is something she isn't is "down to earth", she is literally the opposite of that

[@Xfacta12482]

@@99Gara99 Yeah not trying to hate or anything but she seems totally closed off and almost sterile in interviews. Never seen any personality come through

[@padmefoster1543]

WHEN SHE SAID SHE IS OPEN TO RETURN TO STAR WARS I LITERALLY SCREAMED. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME PADME AGAIN PLEASE

[@thequestion2056]

She dead bro

[@TheMarslMcFly]

@@thequestion2056 So is Anakin and he came back. With the World between Worlds being explored in the Ahsoka Show they easily can bring her in through that. Or even just a flashback. There's countless possibilities.

[@padmefoster1543]

@@thequestion2056 so what? They resurrected Palpatine Also, there are gaps to be filled between the trilogy movies. If they wanted, they definitely could give her a show

[@MilanoEdits]

@@padmefoster1543 It's mpossible for them to ressurect padme. She literally died on purpose. She isn't trying to come back like palps was. Best we are gonna get is like a 1 minute flashback

[@plague6174]

@@thequestion2056 not very bright & imaginative are ya?

[@ajitter89]

The fact that Natalie says she's open to returning to the role of Padme, means Feloni needs to take note. Her and Hayden and Ewan having a reunion, that would be amazing.

[@CommanderLexa8541]

with Temuera as Rex and Cody and the little girl that played Ahsoka....just to spice it up

[@bleedingeffect17]

I love Natalie as Padmé, she is Amazing! I hope she knows that there are people like myself who actually like the Star Wars Prequels and Padmé!

[@frautay]

Same. I went and saw Phantom Menace in the movie theatre 14 times in 1999. I was 19. It came out on my birthday. No one was gonna tell me that besides Jar Jar, the movie wasn’t excellent. It’s one of my favs to this day. When she says “then we must not fail to get the viceroy“ 😍😍😍

[@joshuasteward6097]

A lot of us hate the prequels but appreciate Natalie/Padme.

[@99Gara99]

​@@frautay Jar Jar was excellent, and fanboys like you ruined the franchise by hating on the character and the actor

[@abracabadass]

living for her roasting the AI ❤️

[@nyamheria]

It was pleasant to watch

[@marcw6875]

Yeah, I didn't think it was possible for me to like Natalie more, but that did it. haha

[@rolandluth2098]

she will be the first to be terminated.

[@cheekerpot3008]

​@@rolandluth2098affirmative

[@ModelY303]

@@cheekerpot3008negative.

[@Legendary_anime_world]

Natalie is such a beautiful human being. We need more people like her. The love and passion she has for this project is amazing. She deserves the Oscar. Stunning Movie, stunning performance.

[@theoneandonlybosable]

She a Zionist dog

[@vicek8344]

but she has the Oscar)

[@ScottCurryistheOne]

Hoping to be on the next one huh? Lol just kidding

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@GuardiansofHope936]

We do have people like that. We have you. Be like that.

[@siddhantpandey4068]

Love how Natalie mentioned female writers and soccer players as people she'd be starstruck by and also admitted that the filming of Black Swan was harder on the dancers.

[@user-hn6si9df9d]

Yeah she always comes across as so humble and not self important. I have adored her for years!

[@frautay]

Especially given the scathing accusations that she didn’t dance in the film. A true class act.

[@BreMue]

The feminist icon the world needs 🙌

[@chasehedges6775]

Natalie Portman is one of the best actresses ever and she’s absolutely amazing

[@thecomicdirector8417]

Chase, ure back again! 😂

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@ChillingOut247]

@@NataliePortmanprivate Nice try. lmao

[@angusng816]

Way better than Liu Yifei.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@angusng816 💯

[@simgie3481]

Why does her saying Anakin bring back so much nostalgia for me

[@hassanmasood186]

I like her as Padme more than I like her as Jane Foster. Also I had no idea that she took Anakin’s padawan braid.

[@fundhund62]

Padme is by far my favorite role of hers. There is something magical about the way George Lucas writes (and directs) his characters, and her portrayal really made it come alive.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖I love Padme🤩

[@Tonycillian5]

And funny enough Padme actually kept Anakin's braid when he became a Jedi Knight and gave it to her. So they are alike in real life it seems

[@OneTopic]

Natalie, out here yet again being the role model we always needed. Cheers.

[@batmanwins5701]

Such a class act, well read and highly educated, gorgeous, charismatic and some how still genuine and relatable. A rare person..and a dope MC!!

[@ncard00]

Such a missed opportunity not to have Padme involved in the mandoverse in some way, like flashbacks or what if scenarios.

[@Say1tlikeit1s]

Natalie Portman has been my favorite actress since I was 11. Still bucket list to meet her one day. She just seems so down to earth and chill, like someone you could grab a coffee or something with.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖🥰

[@marissarose1667]

She really does, I heard a KZbinr who said she met her once say Natalie was kinda cold in person and I’m just thinking there is absolutely no way she seems so cool and she has a wide variety of interests and opinions and has gotten to experience so many fun roles in movies!

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@marissarose1667 Natalie is not cold, she's extremely hot, and she's amazing actress who's played great roles, who's been in great movies, she's funny, smart, exciting and very distinguished, so classy, caring, generous and elegant !

[@annejopascua]

Learning that natalie once had hayden's padawan braid (eventually lost it) blows my mind. Like padme actually had anakin's padawan braid!!!!!

[@rafz9147]

Or did she lose it hmmmm

[@leylanagiyeva9061]

Padme kept Anakins braid in clone wars micro series.

[@bobbyhill5067]

it wouldve been iconic if she and hayden actually married together and had children named luke and leia

[@JG1570]

The Star Wars prequels were awesome!!! I want Natalie to return! I love her!

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖I agree, Star Wars was masterpiece and the prequels are the best Star Wars movies😍

[@baron7755]

I have some bad news about her character. You might want to sit down...

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Yes but whom could she play?

[@a.m11558]

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 opadme

[@aryannakra9618]

@@baron7755 If it's about the prequals (and criticism), then maybe you wanna stop, and step down. Peace

[@mon2950]

Most people knows her as Jane Foster but to me she will always be Padame Amidala

[@majagara]

You spelled Mathilda wrong. 😅

[@angusng816]

We want Liu Yifei for Thor 5 and Star Wars Fennec Shand prequel.

[@Genemon123]

Don't bring back ChatGPT bruh. WTF WAS THAT 💀

[@AlMoSiCe210]

Agree.

[@Nothing_Israel]

Co-signing this. The reason the questions were boring is because ChatGPT is just regurgitating whatever formulaic questions had already been asked a million times in the past.

[@emcee30swissalt66]

Natalie agrees with you. She said “boring!” 😅

[@Genemon123]

@@emcee30swissalt66 She was like 😬

[@yoreet4656]

Watched her first time when I was 8 and know I'm 18 and Natalie Portman still my celebrity crush and The best actress I've ever witnessed acting

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@jelllybeanxo]

@@NataliePortmanprivate lol fake natalie portman

[@w1ll923]

That’s incredibly childish having a celebrity crush at 18

[@YpSya]

There’s not a single thing I could ever hate about this woman.

[@Nancy-sf2pl]

Enough time has passed: Natalie Portman deserved the Oscar for Jackie. I’m convinced that if she didn’t already have one, she would have won.

[@candysub4]

Yess it's my favorite film I still don't get the fact that she didn't won it ..

[@SirSX3]

Didn't she already got one for Black Swan?

[@angusng816]

Liu Yifei should have been Jackie Kennedy.

[@TheNin-Jedi]

We know the prequels were meant to about Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker but you would have to be blind if you didn't realize how important Padme as a character is. In fact you could even say she's the main character. Especially in episode 1. It would be cool to get at least a flashback scene with her in Ahsoka. Many fans are expecting Clone Wars flashbacks and I am one of them.

[@notapplicable1296]

We need a Natalie Portman Padme/Sabe' series where she plays both characters. It can take place during the 18 months of the clone wars. Padme and Sabe' have to switch places so we see Natalie Portman play both then after Padme dies we can see Sabe' have an overall mission to find out what happened to Padme but Sabe' will have to keep getting drawn into the fledgling rebellion for contacts and info on Padme's death. We can follow it all the way to when Sabe' meets Darth Vader ( comics) but in live action. Andor style

[@joycekrebs1629]

Would love to see Natalie again in Star Wars. She also needs to come to a Star Wars Celebration - in the USA!! I would dip into my savings account SO deep for a photo op with her, Ewan and Hayden.😂 Love, love, love her so much!!

[@angusng816]

Then, Ming-Na Wen needs to bring Liu Yifei to Star Wars Celebration.

[@Hiluxtaco]

Love how normal she is... 😊

[@chasehedges6775]

Yep. She seems very grounded

[@padmefoster1543]

She is so cool and smart and interesting... I could listen to her talk all day every day

[@roysreceptive]

I like how she writes out the word, “like.” It’s very genuine, relatable and disarming.

[@KingCobraLolcow]

Natalie Portman as Padme again would be fun

[@currykingwurst6393]

I love seeing her roast ChatGPT.

[@guangsongyu6421]

It wasn't even the real ChatGPT: it was the GPT-3 OpenAI playground!

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@guangsongyu6421 Which is the same as ChatGPT, but without the dialogue-based fine-tuning and RLHF.

[@shahidullislam783]

Natalie is a genius...love all her films.

[@VainLibraDiva]

I loveeeeeeeeee Natalie Portman! She is a phenomenal actress 🎉

[@dark14life]

Been watching her since The Professional. It's been fun watching her grow as an actress. She's only a year younger than me, so it's been especially fun since she's part of my generation. I feel like I can relate to actors born around the same time as myself a little more than the rest. And seeing her in Star Wars? So cool. She was perfect for that part.

[@melissa-wilson]

OMG, the Natalie rap! 🤣 loved it!

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The Star Wars prequels was so underrated but they are the best Star Wars movies 🥰😍

[@aleistalking]

AGREE!

[@tessjosephh]

Facts on facts on facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@thekiss2083]

Natalie's so bad at Twitter 😆 Every answer is a thoughtful essay. I love it!!

[@CaptainCat101]

She's my Hollywood crush. Like lots of other people, I'd be more than happy to see her in Star Wars again

[@vemanjadhav]

Natalie became a favorite after the prequel Star Wars movies and Black Swan which I'm 13 years late too.

[@karlboekdrukker]

The fact she took one of anakin’s braids just like in the 2003 Clone Wars show is just such a satisfying little fact!!

[@lunacomments3746]

They have to give Padme a chance to come back. When she said she was open to it, my heart skipped!! That would be amazing to see her return. Fans would absolutely love this!!

[@rreid3990]

LOVE Natalie Portman!!

[@Nothingprince]

I have always been in love with Natalie Portman

[@xguizax]

loved that little sneak diss towards chat GPT 😂

[@sethwooten5678]

The Natalie Portman raps on SNL are still on my main playlist. So great! Say something bout the mutheffin prequels b! I never said I was a role model. Cracks me up on a weekly basis

[@Atlantiquasa]

One players goal is a win for the entire team. No words have ever been truer when looking up to someone.

[@samantarizzi248]

Just watched No Strings Attached for the third time. I remember seeing this movie years ago a couple of times. Still very funny, uplifting and romantic. Love Natalie Portman so much! 🥰❤️

[@user-od2tz3gd5n]

She has so many iconic roles. But she will always be known as Padmé

[@nobodyspecial6205]

i love this woman w my whole heart

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖🤩

[@technicolour7619]

By far my favourite actress. Loved her in Closer and Paris, Je T'aime

[@Vilecultist]

I just want to see a force ghost anakin apologizing to padme for everything he's done and all the pain he has caused. We all need that closure. It would be heartbreaking.

[@JesusLove3573]

Hey, random fact: Instead of saying "cheese" before taking a picture, Victorians said "prunes"

[@dsatt57]

I love this series, you guys make a lot of fan’s day when they get a response like this.

[@edalkarvel5865]

She is a Legend

[@therealronniej]

Natalie returning to Star Wars would redeem 2023. 😱

[@angusng816]

Or better Liu Yifei in Thor 5.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

She comes across extremely intelligent, thoughtful...and academic (positive)

[@corail53]

She is a published scientist - Harvard grad.

[@PhlilipeAlves]

She is amazing! My preferred actress by far. She will always be Padmé for me but I love all that she does. So she speaks french. Très bien! Je lui souhaite tout le bonheur du monde.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

🤩💖🤩

[@larissamenezes1525]

I’m so happy she’s back on the spotlight

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Natalie Portman is the best actress of all time ❤️

[@adoptedbyangelinajolie]

5:00 nooo she literally said in another interview that she would love to come back as mathilda 30 years later 😭

[@rmannayr2129]

NATALIE IS SO CHILL!

[@pianotm]

At about the halfway mark, I legitimately asked myself why I was grinning so much. And obviously, it's because I'm enjoying listening to her so much.

[@Chewbucksa]

Natalie Portman is a soccer mom confirmed.

[@gregholmes6083]

She's great. I've been in love since Garden State. Thanks for stopping by.

[@ChrisMedvetz-cn9kl]

I hope they make another starwars with this people be so sweeeeeeet!!!!!!

[@rheascy]

i love herrrrr

[@sebastianbernardez472]

Somehow Padme Returned

[@reveoncelink6133]

Bro, they added ChatGPT too. LMAO! But, that being aside, Natalie is such a positive vibe. She's really the coolest person out there.

[@solidified8844]

100% want to see a sequel to leon the professional

[@markmilan57]

Nice to see you nate!

[@bri_____]

She is a queen 👑❤

[@jeffs6090]

I've loved her ever since The Professional! I actually would think it would be amazing to see a sequel to it where she is a hired hitman, doing it in the style of Leon.

[@mamoruwatanabe1023]

Bravo ❤️Always Love You Mamoru Watanabe

[@rics1883]

One of the most talented actresses of her generation

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Natalie Portman is the best actress of all time 🤩💖

[@rics1883]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 She's indeed one of the best of generation but she still yet to be on level of Cate Blanchett, Meryl streep, DDL

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@rics1883 Natalie Portman is much better than Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett, because Natalie is the best ! She's the best actress of all time and the most beautiful, the classiest, the most elegant, the most sensual, smart, bewitching, generous and caring !

[@rics1883]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 ya ok lol

[@angusng816]

Still better than Liu Yifei.

[@marvhollingworth663]

My daughter was named after Natalie Portman & I've been known as Marvin The Martian for 26 years, so seeing Portman answer a question by someone else calling themself MTM was a little surreal for me.

[@Lionhearted626]

Anakin and Padme.

[@victoriaanne6332]

Petition to get Disney to hire Natalie Portman in the next Star Wars movie/show. Call it aggressive negotiations.

[@angusng816]

Petition for Liu Yifei in Thor 5.

[@OoTPCAPT]

GQ, The fact that you are naturally able to bring people like Natalie is insane!!!!

[@halfblooddutchprince]

Knowing Disney it would not surprise me for them to say "Derp somehow Padme is back"

[@syreallewyatt5048]

ROFL my exact same 1st thought as well. "No one REALLY dies in SW" (if theres money to be made).

[@Cab1726]

@@syreallewyatt5048I really wanted to thumbs down your comment purely because of how lame the reality of what you said is, which made me need to thumbs-up it because of how dead on you are, but it hurt so much to feel like I was approving the idea that I had to say it. It’s been a real roller-coaster 60 seconds for me.

[@johneydayne3449]

OT fans still buzz killers to this day. Stfu and let people have their fun. Also you cried so bad about the prequels, now you get lizzo the hutt in the same time as luke lol

[@nalimlattarai2873]

Projecting

[@KevinHaynes-qv1zd]

Natalie Portman is my favorite actress and My favorite movie of hers is Where the Heart is cause it's amazing and I don't like that critics gave it negative reviews

[@JimBones1990]

And 95% filmed in Oklahoma too.

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@PhlilipeAlves]

Don't bother with the critics, you like it it's more important for her, I believe.

[@KevinHaynes-qv1zd]

@@NataliePortmanprivate I've been a fan of yours for ten years

[@angusng816]

Still better than Liu Yifei.

[@timlemmens1087]

1:05 - What I love about this is that later Branagh did a voice cameo in Infinity War in reference to his directing of the Thor movie.

[@aliciaohara8794]

I absolutely LOVE that she didint list some typical Hollywood star as someone who would make her starstruck. She's incredible!❤

[@juanritanjaya6254]

We need our queen back

[@DJGamingSmash]

Thor (2011) is a really cool cast mixed with Branagh's Shakespearean approach. I don't appreciate it enough.

[@erakfishfishfish]

It’s much funnier than people realize, like Jane repeatedly running over Thor, or Thor asking the pet shop owner for a horse (“we only have dogs and cats” “then give me one large enough to ride!”)

[@natuff27]

We are 90s kids and I loved ur movies than and now keep it up Natalie ❤

[@mohammadmahmoudi4047]

Cool interview

[@I_am_jam]

Her awesome answer in an alternate universe: "I definitely really can ballet."

[@Dario_2006]

Episode lll is one the best stars wars movies too 3 all time

[@chasehedges6775]

Revenge Of The Sith is still the best Star Wars movie, indeed

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯😊

[@Martinspire]

Top 12 star wars movies for sure

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Martinspire👍👍👍👍

[@PhlilipeAlves]

ROTS is the best. Apart to be painful when Padmé dies.

[@James-yy1oe]

Love her

[@fabulouskilljoy1898]

You and Johnny Depp are my favorites ❤

[@kzxryi7072]

She is so pretty bruh ong

[@Amy-bn8ub]

Love that she can speak fluent Hebrew! How cool is that? I so hope she is invited back to Star Wars at some point. Still one of my top favorite characters in all of SW.

[@NataliePortmanprivate]

Thanks for your continuous love and support. ❤️ For how long have you been a fan of mine?

[@Amy-bn8ub]

@NataliePortmanprivate Hi!! Since Phantom Menace, for sure. I loved the strong female character in Princess Leia, and Lucas wrote Padme with that same strength. Since then, I've seen many of your other movies, and was so thrilled you won the Oscar. I'm a bit of a geek, so I also very much enjoyed Thor. You performed Padme perfectly.

[@DarkLordofTheSith_DarthVader]

@@Amy-bn8ub LMFAO

[@praxseb4317]

@@Amy-bn8ub Me after the lobotomy:

[@angusng816]

And Liu Yifei speaks Chinese.

[@Galaxius2117]

A story about Padme before TPM would be quite nice, honestly! Maybe something that shows us her time as Queen of Naboo, or something relating to her childhood and how she grew up and what made her became the person she was in TPM, AOTC, and TROS!

[@Soulcrusher820]

She should come back as Padme’s ghost. That would be so cool. Even if it’s in a Vader series

[@aleistalking]

PLEASE BRING OUR QUEEN BACK TO STAR WARS 😭💕

[@exodus2.010]

Natalie, is brilliant she showed her brilliance as an actress as a child in The Professional. She was awesome well before Star Wars much respect. She deserves much respect as a strong female lead without diminishing her for pushing woke agenda. She was an admirable character in Star Wars, while pretty and beautiful she showed depth in her acting ability a true compliment to the future Princess Leia.

[@padmefoster1543]

Once again, she made me remember why I look up at her and why she inspires me and who made me the person I am today. Thank you Natalie, thank you so much ❤️🥹❤️

[@elidragom]

the intro was having a seizure & i thought i was too lmao

[@ImpulsiveDonut]

This was a great interview with Keira Knightly.