Natalie Portman is happy about playing more challenging role in her new film Brothers. In the movie, the 28-year-old actress plays the love interest of Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal. Natalie says she was tired of being the cutie. "I just don't want to be cute any more. I've been playing girl-woman roles for a long time and I was excited about the opportunity of playing an adult. I really wanted the challenge," she tells daily Mirror. "My own mother is the most maternal, nurturing, warm, cosy mummy. So I had all that in me. She was a great role model,"she added.