Natalie Portman Trashes Method Acting For The Best Reason

Recognizing that she has two major labels – one as a professional actress and the other as a mother, Natalie Portman knows that she couldn’t go home at night and keep up with her current character as it wouldn’t be fair to her family.

While many performers who use the method approach can’t seem to turn it off, Portman says that, when she gets home, the character drops and the family matriarch emerges. Of course, she handles her character development in all sorts of other ways, with her preparation for Black Swan seeing her rigorously trained as a ballet dancer for several months and dropping her diet to only consist of almonds and carrots.