Natalie Portman Says She'd Never 'Show My Boobs' for a Role: 'I Don't Want My Kids to See Pictures Online'

Mar. 15, 2025

Natalie Portman in New York City on Nov. 30, 2023.Photo:Dominik Bindl/Getty

Dominik Bindl/Getty

Natalie Portmanis revealing where she draws the line when taking on acting roles.

TheMay Decemberactress participated in a round of “Pop Quiz” onThe Drew Barrymore Show, where she responded, “That’s a good one” after reading a card that asked what is “one thing you’d never do for a role.”

“Um …show my boobs? Is that really prude?” said Portman, 42, to which hostDrew Barrymoreresponded supportively, “No, it’s not!”

“I’m just always like, ‘I don’t want my kids to see pictures online,' " continued the Oscar winner, who is mom to sonAleph, 12, and daughterAmalia, 6, with husbandBenjamin Millepied.

“I didn’t know there’d be an ‘online’ when I did it. I was like, ‘Good luck finding that magazine under some weird guy’s bed in some random house!' " joked Barrymore, 48. “But no judgement, darlings.”

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Portman also recalled the “wildest thing that’s ever happened on a night out” — and it involved Barrymore!

“Well, I have one with you,” theCloseractress said. “My friend Rachel, who was with us in Paris, reminded me that we had a night out when you cut a guy’s tie off with scissors. Do you remember that?”

“I miss that person so much,” Barrymore said as the two women laughed over the memory, with Portman adding, “I know! She was fun. You’re still fun, though.”

“I’m still fun. And like, where did we get the scissors?” theWedding Singeractress added, joking, “I love that I cut a guy’s tie off. So your wildest night out was something I did, okay.”

Drew Barrymore and Natalie Portman onThe Drew Barrymore ShowDec. 5, 2023.The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean

The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean

In her new filmMay December, Portman stars alongsideJulianne Moore, and recently told PEOPLE that working with herwas a dream come true.

“She’s been one of my favorite actresses. We work in a very similar way. We love our kids in a similar way. It was just very fun right away,” she said of Moore, 63.

Portman also called working with Moore"absolutely a highlight of my life"in an interview withNetflix Queue, adding, “I’ve admired Julie for so long, and particularly her work with [director]Todd [Haynes].”

May Decemberis now on Netflix.

source: people.com