Zoe Saldana Quotes

"It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial."

"I want to love life."

"I love aging. Why would I want to be 21 for the rest of my life?"

"Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin."

"I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally."

"The biggest battle that I have is being a woman in the world. That takes center stage for me."

"I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles."

"It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character."

"To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me."

"I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding."

"A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time."

"I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them."

"I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself."

"I'm learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company."

"Music is a very big participant in everything I do, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed."

"I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside."

"When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing."

"I don't believe actors who say they don't bleed into their characters. It's absolutely impossible not to."

"Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things."

"Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new."

"I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant."

"I am hoping for a long career."

"Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We're narcissistic."

"I am fluent in Spanish and I understand French, Italian and Portuguese."

"I have a hyper personality."