"Kutaura zvazviri, ndakadzokera kumiti yemifananidzo pandakava nepamuviri, nekuti ndainzwa kuti ndinongoda kupenga," anodaro mutambi mutsetse weQ100 bert show. - Ndakateerera kumuviri wangu izvo zvaida mazai, zvigadzirwa zvemukaka uye zvese izvi. Ndinoziva kuti kune vanhu vanoramba vari vegan. Asi ini ndinofunga kuti iwe unofanirwa kuve wakanyanya kungwarira, kutarisa mwero wesimbi mumuviri uye nekugara kweboka b mavitamini, uye chikafu chacho chiri chidiki kwazvo kana chidiki chidiki cheiyi tsananguro. "
Portman akave vegan muna 2009 mushure mekuverenga bhuku raJonathan Safran Fouse "Kudya Mhuka", asi Iye anoti haazvidembi, anowedzera kuti: "Kana ukasadya mazai, saka haugone kudya Cookies kana bakery cake chii chinova chinetso kana kamwe kamwe ndicho chinhu chete chaunoda panguva yacho. Ini zvikuru ndaida mazai pakutanga kwekuzvitakura, asi ipapo vakatanga kundidaidza kuti ndinonyangadza. "