Natalie Portman says the late Audrey Hepburn’s charity work is “inspiring”.
The 42-year-old actress expressed her admiration for the Breakfast at Tiffany’s star, who died in 1993 aged 63, for trading the “glamour” and “glamor” of Hollywood for work as an anti-poverty activist after setting the cement. a name for myself as an activist.
Speaking ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the 42-year-old actress told UK publication Readers Digest: “Audrey Hepburn is one of the most inspiring people to me because she left acting to work with UNICEF.
“I just looked at a compilation of all her visits to Africa and I cried. To be able to leave behind the glamor and all the glamor of movies and be real and help people is wonderful.”
Nathalie, who has son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, six, with Benjamin Millepied, also spoke about the French film industry, insisting it is much more friendly to women than Hollywood and believes this is because for a better welfare state in France.
In the same publication, she said: “In France, it’s really interesting when you see a young generation of directors – almost entirely women. I think there are a lot of factors that influence this. I think firstly, in France there is a much larger social network for women. There is great free child care that doesn’t exist in the U.S., and that’s a really big problem for women who are mothers.”
Natalie also revealed how she found a turn in production on her new film May December, which also stars Julianne Moore, 62, which has given her a “new appreciation” for the behind-the-scenes work of “organized” director Todd Haynes. 62.
Natalie said: “Obviously my 30 years of experience speaks to this, but you get a whole new appreciation for what’s going on just to push a film – or series – up the hill.
“Todd is just a dream. He is so organized, prepared, such a great leader. This is one of those projects where everything really flows, which is nice because most often it’s the other way around.”