Why Natalie Portman prevents her children from projectors

Natalie Portman rarely talks about her children in a public setting. But recently, actress Oscar Interview magazine And the two talked about everything, youth in Hollywood to the selection of good projects and things that excite them.

When Ortega asked Portman what excites her right now and that she replied: “My children are always a source of excitement, because you simply see them becoming individuals.” She continued: “And also, I spent a lot of time with my friends, with their children and my children; it’s quite fun.”

She added that the reason why the public rarely sees his children is because she has set limits to ensure their privacy. “I am not a particularly private person in real life – I will tell you anything – but in public, it was so clear very early that if you tell people how much you are, your private life is much more respected,” she told Ortega. “I set up a little barrier to say to me:” I’m not going to do photo sessions with my children. “”

Portman shares his two children, Amalia, 8 and Aleph, 13, with his ex-husband, Benjamin Millepied. The two were married for 11 years before finalizing their divorce in March 2024.

At the time, a source told PeopleThat his “high priority was to guarantee a smooth transition for his children” and that both parents love their children and focus on being great co-parents. “Nothing is more important,” added the source.

While Portman generally is due to the privacy of his children in the light of the spotlight, she said Variety in 2022 that his children encouraged him to take Thor: Love and thunder. “My 5 year old child and my 10 year old child (now 11 years old) were so fascinated by this process, to visit the set and see me dressed in a cape. It made him really cool.”