Actress Natalie Portman told Harvard University seniors to use their inexperience as an asset in their future endeavors.
Portman spoke May 27 at Harvard Class Day, telling students that the honor was intimidating, the Boston Globe reported.
Portman is a 2003 graduate of Harvard.
The actress, who has dual American and Israeli citizenships, told the students that she was “oblivious to my own limitations” when she agreed to star in “The Black Swan,” for which she won an Academy Award for best actress in 2011. She took the part, despite being warned that it was an “artistic risk,” she told students.
Portman, the Globe reported, told the students she was often anxious and overwhelmed while a student at Harvard, and concluded by saying, “I can’t wait to see the beautiful things you do.”— jta