There's so much else to do in the world. This statement includes Harvard, where she plans to study this coming fall. Spending so much of her adolescent life on movie sets hasn't been too disruptive. But when there's a break, everyone else goes to their trailers and drinks beer, but I go to school. And although Natalie is an honour student, she is definitely looking forward to adulthood.
People are so much more accepting when they are adults.
Natalie also demonstrated her grown-up attitude when she turned down the lead role in the controversial remake of the film, Lolita . She objected to young actors being exposed to sex in films. Her role in The Phantom Menace may have sent her career into orbit, but it sounds like Natalie Portman has her feet planted firmly on the ground.