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I had talked to my agent a lot over the years about not being interested in stereotypical black films [because] I didn't like the way they were representing black people over and over and over again in the same way.

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Zoe Kravitz
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: December 1
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Zoë Isabella Kravitz
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When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand.
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I'm not a very organized person.
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else I still hang out with my high school friends.
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I’ve basically been working really hard for the past couple years. And the nature of the film business is that movies come out when they come out, and these all just happen to be coming out at the same time.
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My parents [father Lenny Kravitz and Bonet] did exactly what they wanted and didn't let anyone tell them not to. Now, as women, we need to continue to do that. Especially in the age of social media, when everyone has an opinion and it's so easy to be influenced.
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I'm lucky having parents that have been in show business for a while and they don't care about the shiny stuff so much. They raised me in that way - to stay grounded, not to chase the shiny pretty things. I stay in the moment, because when you do that the hype goes away.
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Im a total weirdo and have often felt like an outcast and a freak, and I love that. It makes things so much more exciting.
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Fashion is fun, and fashion is a form of art and self-expression. And I think it should have a wink-wink nature to it. For me, it's about the way it makes you feel. If you want to feel sexy, you want to feel bright, you want to feel good. That's what people are attracted to - when they see you execute an emotion or an idea clearly and proudly.
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I think it's important to represent black women and our natural hair. Not wearing a weave is totally beautiful and acceptable.
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I'm a New Yorker I've paid my dues.
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I don't wear a lot of perfumey-perfumes because I think a lot of them smell like you're wearing perfume. And I don't want to smell like that.
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TV is part of your life - it makes you feel connected to the rest of the world - as opposed to someone else's perspective crushed into a few hours.
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