Natalie Portman On Spelling Errors, Judaism And Wanting "To Grab" Scarlett's Breasts

Natalie Portman is busy promoting "The Other Boleyn Girl," in which she plays the upwardly mobile Anne Boleyn who steps on sister Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) to get Henry VIII. Portman sat down for a lengthy profile with the UK Times.

She defended the bosom of her friend and costar:

Back when Portman was 14, she was the face of Isaac Mizrahi, who would go on to cause a minor scandal at the Golden Globes two years ago, when he grabbed Johansson's breasts. "Seriously, I would want to grab them. She's got beautiful ones, but, Isaac, that was not so appropriate."

She also talked about their Jewish faith:

I identify very strongly as Jewish, but I could be Indian, Puerto Rican . . . Anything that gives you a cultural identity makes you know who you are and grounds you, even as a young girl trying on identities."...

And, of course, while Portman is famously Jewish, Johansson is a lesser-known Jew (because of her Scandinavian father, she's called "the kosher Danish"). When Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek made a movie together, all the headlines blared "the Hot Tamales". What should the media label a film starring two Jewish girls? Portman doesn't miss a beat.

"The Hot Knishes," she says, referring to the Jewish delicacy.

Her feelings on spelling errors:

"I would much rather read a book or write a letter than watch television or send an e-mail. And I value good spelling. Spelling errors are a total pet peeve, which is embarrassing."

And Britney Spears:

"We both had the same first job. We both understudied for an off-Broadway musical called Ruthless. I never met her, but I took over from her when she left to join the Mickey Mouse Club. So we connected over that. She invited me to a few things and my guy friends at college said, 'We have to go.' I'm sad to see how everyone's treating her now...

Any time I see something about Britney, I close it. I can't look at it. I'm usually interested in gossip, but this makes my stomach hurt."

"The Other Boleyn Girl" opens Friday February 29.

Comments

[chuleupe]

09:01 AM on 02/27/2008

Both of them are so gorgeous! Amazing, Portman was said to have a personal account on a millionaire&celebs online service "Rich Lovng. com" with her hot pictures and blogs there. Quite a few fans and hot guys are found in her circle there.

[auramac]

12:40 AM on 02/27/2008

- 'Wanting "To Grab" Scarlett's Breasts,' eh?

She's gonna have to stand on line...

[Guitarsandmore]

01:44 AM on 02/27/2008

They would have to call it "Wild Things 3" and with Denise Richards there too it would get very interesting.

[zigzag1]

09:34 PM on 02/26/2008

Lets have a movie of them squeezing each others breasts. Sounds like a winner to me.

[LeonFreilich]

04:48 PM on 02/26/2008

NEWS FOR THE BRITS

"Knish," in speaking of a woman,

Differs from the potato thing,

Summoning up a hankering for

A sweeter, softer, meatier ring.

[lovesit]

02:48 PM on 02/26/2008

I think Portman is way prettier than Scarlett, Portman is a more classic natural beauty, I feel like scarlett has been trannying it up lately, maybe some techno will cheer her up
http://digitalfuntown.squarespace.com/dft-blog/2008/2/26/short-shorts-this-dog-loves-techno.html

[abbiehoffmansghost]

11:25 AM on 02/26/2008

Just because you're a Jew doesn't make you Jewish.

[dragonswizardz]

12:18 PM on 02/25/2008

I wouldn't mind "grabbing" Scarlett's breasts! And maybe I could have a "rub" at Natalie's as well!

[jimjloehr]

10:40 AM on 02/25/2008

I would like to see Natalie squeezing Scarlett's breasts. That would get them both an Oscar. I would pay to go see that.

... that is all I got from this post. Am I the classless clown? I wonder.

[ScandalousCandice]

03:03 AM on 02/25/2008

I love Natalie Portman's movies. The best of all time was her in the Professional. And her adult like role in Beautiful Girls. But the word on the street here in Boston is that she wasn't very nice to people when she went to college at Harvard. Sounds ridiculous, but once you live here you come to trust the word on the street.

[LeftLeanWing]

01:22 PM on 02/25/2008

I went to college at the trade school down the street along Memorial Drive. Stayed in the area for 16 years .

I found very few that were particularly 'nice' to people they didn't know. Her attitude probably helped her to fit in quite well.

[BlueBoomer]

02:17 PM on 02/25/2008

The Professional WAS a GREAT movie...when I first saw it, it thought that she was a captivating stunner, even in (pre)puberty...

[avraamjack]

10:26 PM on 02/24/2008

.
The story is she has class.
.

[HanFeiTzu]

08:44 PM on 02/24/2008

My God is it possible someone in Hollywood can talk without mentioning their Jewish. One would think they dominate the world in population while the facts are they only represent 0.33% of the world's population.

[MsLiz]

11:41 PM on 02/24/2008

Their Jewish what? Speaking of spelling errors, that their/they're/there is one of mine.

As for your point, you are a schmuck.

[sarasotajeff]

11:39 AM on 02/25/2008

do you make this comment, too, about the fake jesus freak athletes who can't throw the ball without talking about their "christianity" ?

[Dendroica]

09:15 PM on 02/28/2008

I'd like to thank Moses for that brilliant touchdown pass. And if it wasn't for my personal believe in Abraham, I would never have been able to break away from those defenders and scamper in for the six. I felt like I had kings David and Solomon personally opening those holes for me on the line!

[enoughalready13]

07:11 PM on 02/24/2008

I'm sorry - how is this a story?

[StanTheManic]

02:39 PM on 02/24/2008

Amen, Nat!

I likey SJ's boobies, too.

(Maybe I'm a lesbian trapped n a man's body???!!!)

[pkafin]

02:32 PM on 02/25/2008

It's a lot more common than you think.

[rini]

12:59 PM on 02/24/2008

Natalie may have better taste in cleavage coverage than Scarlett, but not in presidential candidates.