UMark Harris uHarris wakhipha incwadi ekhuluma ngomqondisi odumile "UMike Nichols: Impilo", lapho atshela khona ngefa loMqondisi, owashona ngo-83. Ukushicilelwa kufaka izinkumbulo zikaNatalie Portman mayelana nokusebenza namaNichols. Ngokokuqala ngqa wayesepulatifomu yakhe, eneminyaka engu-19 kuphela ubudala. Ngokusho kukaNatalie, umqondisi kwakuwukuphela komuntu osekhulile owamyalela, kodwa kwakungekho lutho olubi. "
"Ngicabanga ukuthi wayengumfazi wangempela. Wabona kuphela umuntu wokudala, othakazelayo, onethalenteke kuwe, "umlingisi wagcizelela, wengeza ukuthi le mfanelo yayiyindalo nje yombuthano omncane wabakhiqizi.
Ekuqaleni, uPortman wasebenza noMqondisi ekwakhiweni kwama- "Seagulls" kanyekanye nabalingisi be-Mult Mactors noPhilipse Seymour Hoffman. UHarris encwadini uphikisana nokuthi umlingisi osemusha wayesaba ukukhuluma phakathi kwabadlali abadumile, kepha ama-nichols amenza wazethemba ngethalente.
Kamuva baphinde bahlangana nokuhlunga kwe- "ukusondelana" ngo-2004. Le ndima yaletha ePortman ukuqokwa kwakhe kokuqala kuka-Oscar. Ngokusho kwendaba, umlingisi kwakufanele ahlungwe endaweni yesipayisi eklabhini ye-strip, futhi umqondisi wayenamathisele umzamo omkhulu kuNatalie wazizwa ekhululekile.