Zoe Saldana

“If there's anything that I've always said about myself is that to me, it's much more important for me to get to work with filmmakers that I've grown up loving and admiring.”

“I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.”

“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 s...”

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

“I like to look strong and commanding.”

“I know the responsibility that entails from telling a story. The one thing I despise the most is when I go to a movie and I see a whole bunch of lazy actors making me waste my time and money...”

“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.”

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

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

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

“I have a hyper personality.”

“I am hoping for a long career.”

“I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.”

“I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.”

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

“I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.”