Like many women working in Hollywood and the film industry at large, actress Natalie Portman knows that her opportunities are better than most, but that we have a long way to go to gender-neutral equal opportunity and pay.
“For myself I feel excited about the opportunities I have, but I am concerned that there are not more female directors,” Portman tells PEOPLE, speaking in support of her new film Knight of Cups. “It’s a big deal and it feels cultural because living in France the past few years [with husband Benjamin Millepied and son, Aleph, 4], the entire young generation of directors in France is women and it feels really interesting that that isn’t happening here as much.