SAG Awards: Natalie Portman Says 'A**Hole'

Maybe she was the Black Swan all along.

When Natalie Portman accepted her Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress on Sunday night -- for her role in 'Black Swan,' in which she plays an innocent dancer desperate to connect with her dark side -- she made sure to share a tip: "My parents who taught me to work my hardest and never be an asshole. It's never acceptable."

Good advice -- and the second time this month that she's gotten real in a major acceptance speech. When she picked up her Golden Globe, Portman called out fiance and 'Black Swan' dancing partner Benjamin Millepied:

"Benjamin choreographed the film, and also you might remember him in the movie as the guy when they ask, 'Would you sleep with that girl?'" she said. "And he's like, 'Pffsh, no.' He's the best actor. It's not true: He totally wants to sleep with me!"

She also called co-star Mila Kunis "sweet lips."

As it turns out, Natalie Portman likes to get down and dirty.

Her newest film, 'No Strings Attached,' sees her inverting the usual romantic comedy roles, playing a sex-starved doctor who wants nothing to do with emotional entanglements. It's all part of her longterm movie plans.

"Because it's me, people are shocked. I see the value of a good-girl persona--it's so easy to subvert it!" she told Vogue in December. To that end, she's started her own production company, Handsomecharlie Films.

"We're very into female comedies; there just aren't enough," Portman said. "There's a difference between being in a bra and underpants as an object on a men's-magazine cover and playing yourself--a woman with desires and needs who loves and laughs with her friends--in a bra and underpants."

Expect it to deliver. Portman is next starring in 'Your Highness,' a medieval adventure comedy with James Franco, Danny McBride and Zoey Deschanel. Once again, she's inverting the roles, playing a raunchy warrior with less than optimal bathing habits.

Comments

[Yoda103]

01:36 PM on 02/01/2011

I hope that was her last speech this year.

[PukkaDemocrat]

01:22 PM on 02/01/2011

That is so very sexy. I admire any woman who chooses to use profanities all the time. In fact, I make it very clear on my match.com profile. YOU MUST USE PROFANITIES!

Or we're done.

[yellowdoggie]

01:53 PM on 02/01/2011

^%$#*)_++(*&%$w$^(*&+_(*(**^%%$@%$&%^^&*)(&^#@_%(&e#@#!
How do you like me now?

[dwhuston]

08:52 AM on 02/02/2011

Forget it. Your a horrible speller, I could only read half of it :(

[Justjack1]

11:15 AM on 02/01/2011

She so rocks. She is today's dream girl, forget the betty-crocker, used to be a girl scout women. Strong, motivated, cute, funny, ambitious, driven, and laid back all in one. Thats what us real men want.

[jennbuh]

09:59 AM on 02/01/2011

I love that she says "underpants."

[knerd]

05:23 AM on 02/01/2011

I sure like Natalie!

[RonNYC]

12:39 AM on 02/01/2011

Who is designing those horrible white dresses she keeps wearing to award shows. They are awful. And the hair styling/grooming is miserable.

[elayneL]

01:16 AM on 02/01/2011

Just 100% terrible!

[stageplay]

08:14 PM on 01/31/2011

Natalie Portman deserves the Oscar for Best Actress. Her performance in Black Swan was wonderful.

[rezna]

06:06 PM on 01/31/2011

Your Highness sounds like an awesome cast, looking forward to that!

[phoebequeen]

04:51 PM on 01/31/2011

I think the first movie I saw her in was,"Beatiful Girls." I think she was 15 at the time and played an "old soul" girl of 13. She was great and I remember thinking that she was going on to do bigger things.

[misssooshi]

04:46 PM on 01/31/2011

I love NP but maternity dresses don't always have to look like a bath sheet.

[AllyCat7]

04:42 PM on 01/31/2011

She's awesome. I would totally be friends with her. Call me, Natalie! lol

[Box500]

04:19 PM on 01/31/2011

Good to see her performance awarded. Now what about Kutcher? She could have only achieved that performance with the support of the leading man.

[PresidentRobertBooth]

04:10 PM on 01/31/2011

OMG, she said.....a BAD WORD
 
 
OK, that's it, society has crumbled.
 
 
 
 
 
Seriously HP, get a grip

[Ellyn64]

03:20 PM on 01/31/2011

Natalie is a beautiful woman but she has a mouth like a truckdriver. It is not necessary to do that to grab attention, especially since she has won so many awards. It will be interesting to see how long she stays with her baby's father. Just because she has not been on drugs and has graduated from Harvard does not make her a great person. It is sad to see awful language come out of the body of a beautiful woman, which she is. I would hope she would not be a role model for any young women, at least not until she cleans up her act. Being a success in the entertainment world does not equal elegance or grace.

[Cynth]

01:07 AM on 02/01/2011

And I've learned that judging people's characters or futures by observing at a distance, via passing observations, or by making assumptions often misses the mark. She is who she is, not who you think she is or should be; and she lives her life the way she wishes, not the way you wish.

[by-the-sea-]

03:03 PM on 01/31/2011

I've always like Natalie, even when she did an atrocious job acting as Padme in Star Wars, she was still so likable and beautiful. Good for her for honing her talents and winning awards!!

[Box500]

04:18 PM on 01/31/2011

Who could do a "good job" of acting in the new, crappy Star Wars films?

[rezna]

06:07 PM on 01/31/2011

Exactly, a bad script is bad.