“You want to be honest with a character and play it truthfully, and you want to be genuine with your character.”

—  Mila Kunis

"Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis dish Black Swan" in sheKnows https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/820805/natalie-portman-and-mila-kunis-dish-black-swan/2/ (30 November 2010)

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