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On the basis of being a woman, by playing an alien, I avoid playing someone's girlfriend here on Earth because that's a bit of a canker sore.
Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 19
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It's ok to say, 'this is what I want' and go after it.
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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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To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.
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I don't understand labels. I don't need anybody to tell me I'm Latina or black or anything else. I've played characters that were written for Caucasian females, I just want to be given the same consideration as everybody else, and so far that has been happening.
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It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.
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I've witnessed racism all my life. And of course there's racism and discrimination in Hollywood. You go for a part and they say, 'Oh, we really liked her, she's amazing, but we wanted to go with something more traditional'. As if I'm not a traditional American!
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Sometimes we get too caught up in wanting to do that one movie that will get seen and approved and nominated, that we lose sight that there are so many other movies that are worth your time.
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Where people really base their principles has nothing to do with the color of someone's skin, it has to do with money and their class.
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Not to settle. If you're not happy with a person, leave. And wait until you find that one person who makes you feel good about yourself every single day and is not expecting you to change, but to grow.
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You find a way to work with people you have more in common with.
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I love women. I worship women. Don’t want to be any other woman but myself.
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I was a ballet dancer for so long, but when I realized I had reached my limit and that I couldn't go any further I knew I wanted to pursue acting. That's one thing you don't use as a dancer - your voice. And the one thing I use most in my life is my voice so it's wonderful to get to express myself artistically through the biggest instrument I use.
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If there's any relevant influence we may have with an investor, with a studio, with a director, with an actor, I think we have to fight.
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I love skin. I don't believe the body is something to hide.
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I like to look strong and commanding.
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I would love to play Nefertiti or Cleopatra or the Queen of Sheba. We preserve more male history than we do female. We have to preserve [female history]. No more complaining. We have to do it.
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