Emva koko, abavelisi befilimu benza ingxelo yokuphendula:
"Siyavuya kuba indlela yeSarah yenze owona mbutho unzima kwifilimu, akukho nto iseleyo kuthi, ingabi nakuthi, Ungambulela njani ngomsebenzi, kodwa uNatalie Portman wadanisa kwizinto ezininzi."
Amagama e-Ballerina ayekhutshiwe kwaye umlawuli wefilimu yefilimu uDarren Aronofsky, obhale oku kulandelayo:
"Yindlela enjani yona ngokwenene. Ndinemisebenzi yam. Ifilimu yayiyimimandla ye-139 yomdaniso. I-111 ichazwe kwi-natalie porman. 28 Ngombala wakhe ophindwe kabini. Ukuba uyazi iMathematics, uya kuthi ke ubale ukuba yi-80% ye-natalie porman. Wenzela ixesha? Inxalenye enye okanye iphindwe kabini inqabile ukuba ibeyi-1 yesibini. Kukho ulandelelwano lomdaniso oluntsonkothileyo apho sasebenzisa khona ukutshintshwa kobuso. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba sixambulisana ukusuka kwindawo yokujonga ixesha, iya kuba ngama-90% uNatalie Portman.
Ukucaca, uNatalie wadanisa kwiiposti. Ukuba ubukele imeko yokugqibela, ehlala imizuzwana engama-85, kwabakho uNatalie, waya kwinto ethile kwi-pointer. Wayifaka ngokupheleleyo imeko ye-Euor ngaphandle kwefuthe lezobuchwephesha. Ndasalela isicelo sokubeka onke amanqaku ngaphezulu kwam kwaye ndikhusele umlingisi wam. UNatalie wasebenza ixesha elide kwaye ngenkani wasebenza ukuze abe nalowo ubenokuphunyezwa komzimba kunye neemvakalelo. Kwaye andifuni ukuba umntu acinge ukuba bayamjonga. Nguye lowo ".