Natalie Portman Channels Her Inner Rhianna.

Sorry, but no matter how many times Natalie Portman tries to convince us, I will never buy her as a bad ass. It's just not happening. I look at this and I see Natalie doing her best Rhianna impression, not her as BA.

The pictures are gorgeous, obviously, but...eh. Kind of unimpressive in a way too. Here's some snippets from the interview:

On harsh criticism of her Star Wars work: “My acting was not exactly respected in those films [laughs] but those are the moments when you want to prove yourself again. When people think I suck, it helps.”
On how the internet affects her roles: “Online bulls— interferes with what I want to do artistically. I’m not opposed to sexuality or nudity in a film, but I’m very opposed to pornography sites and you’re pretty much giving them material if you do any of that.”
On striving to be her best: “To be successful, you need the desire to be successful. Ambition can be a dirty word, but it’s pretty much more important than anything.”

I like how she says BS, because she's BA. Uh huh. 

-CE

Photos courtesy of JJ.