Actress Natalie Portman has insisted that she was convinced that
nude scenes were required for her upcoming film
Hotel
Chevalier.
Portman, who requested director Mike Nichols to cut the nudity
from Closer and used a body double for Goya's
Ghosts, said that she felt it was right to do bare scenes in
the latest film.
"I don't know why, exactly. Sometimes you make rules for
yourself and sometimes those rules are made to be broken. You have
to test things out and see what works for you, and this felt
right," the Hollywood Reporter quoted her, as saying.
The Academy-award nominated star also said that she urged
director Wes Anderson to give her a chance to work with him.
"I begged Wes to work with me and show me a script. I really
loved it. He has the finest taste possible," she said.
Hotel Chevalier acts as a prologue to Anderson's 2007
feature The Darjeeling Limited.
(China Daily/Agencies October 24, 2007)
