Natalie Portman has turned essayist to pen an article for U.S. magazine Parade about how she has managed to stay sane in Hollywood.

The actress reveals moving around as a kid helped her come to terms with early success.

She writes, "I got really good at figuring out a situation and diving in. I was the cool new kid; I never doubted myself. Actually, I was probably kind of arrogant."

But Portman admits she didn't handle her first brush with fame, in Leon - aka The Professional - particularly well.

She muses, "I might not have been that sensitive when I told people about it, and it came off as bragging.

"I was going to a small private school, and the other kids completely turned against me. No one would talk to me.

"I was so miserable that I had to change schools. It made me think about how what I say affects other people, and I corrected my bravado."

The Star Wars actress' piece will run in this weekend's (28Oct07) supplement.

 

 

 

 

 

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