Throughout the interview, Portman mirrored again on her days as a younger star and the way that impacted her.
The actress first broke onto the movie scene at simply 13 years previous as Mathilda in Léon: The Skilled.
Portwood defined in the course of the chat with Ortega: “I feel there’s a public understanding of me that’s completely different from who I’m. I’ve talked about it a bit earlier than—about how, as a child, I used to be actually sexualized, which I feel occurs to plenty of younger women who’re onscreen. I felt very scared by it.
“Clearly sexuality is a big a part of being a child, however I wished it to be within me, not directed in direction of me. And I felt like my method of defending myself was to be like, ‘I’m so critical. I’m so studious. I’m sensible, and that’s not the form of lady you assault.’ I used to be like, if I create this picture of myself, I’ll be left alone.
“It shouldn’t be a factor, however it labored. However I feel that’s the disconnect between me being silly and foolish in actual life, and folks pondering that I’m some actually critical, bookish individual. I’m not a very non-public individual in actual life—I’ll inform you something—however in public, it was so clear early on that when you inform folks how non-public you might be, your privateness will get revered much more.
“I arrange a bit little bit of a barrier to be like, ‘I’m not going to do photograph shoots with my youngsters.'”