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I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative.
Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
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Zoë Saldaña
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I grew up loving action movies and films that were set in supernatural, unimaginable places. So I take being a woman in the film industry who is able to do action movies very seriously because I'm making the kind of movies that I wanted to watch as I was a kid and that inspired me and are the reason as to why I am here.
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I find it really frustrating when people go, I want to be famous and glamorous like you. It's hard for me not to have a bad thought when someone says that to me, since if there's anything this business is not, is glamorous. It's only glamorous for maybe five minutes every now and then.
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Let's start creating better roles that accurately depict people we know so closely.
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I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people, I would want to be a part of the evolving cycle of progress vs. keeping things the way that they are.
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I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical and objective. Later, in the privacy of my own home, maybe I'll bawl or break some dishes, but you just have to keep going. It's not about fighting, it's about educating.
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Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things.
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I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to.
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Dancing for the length of time that I did, it centered me in such a way to be really in tune with my body, and I just feel like I'm physically able to do things because of my ballet background. Without ballet, I don't think I'd look graceful at all on screen.
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I want to have more sex, travel more, drink more wine and love life.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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Call me crazy - I love elk meat!
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I love skin. I don't believe the body is something to hide.
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Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new.
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I am hoping for a long career.
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People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.
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Sometimes we have to be patient because the one thing that is inevitable in life is evolution. Whether it comes at the pace that we are expecting it or not, it’s inevitable.
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A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.
Zoe Saldana
I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.
Zoe Saldana
The biggest obstacle I've had to overcome is being a woman in a man's world.
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