1. “I’m learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company.” – Zoe Saldana
2. “The biggest battle that I have is being a woman in the world. That takes center stage for me.” – Zoe Saldana
3. “Before an actor can be this or be that, the actor must simply be.” – Zoe Saldana
4. “I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside.” – Zoe Saldana
5. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
6. “I always strive to keep a balance with my fears. I don’t like to be ruled by them. At the same time, I don’t like the idea of living my life totally free of any fears. I like having that moderation.” – Zoe Saldana
7. “As actors you have this trait to imitate very easily. I don’t want to imitate anything or limit myself of finding this creature, this woman because I’m looking at magazines and I’m reading comics, and I’m asking people that are avid readers of The Guardians.” – Zoe Saldana
8. “I like to look strong and commanding.” – Zoe Saldana
9. “You have to be very committed and find happiness in the work that you do.” – Zoe Saldana
10. “Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there – and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.” – Zoe Saldana
11. “I don’t believe actors who say they don’t bleed into their characters. It’s absolutely impossible not to.” – Zoe Saldana
12. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
13. “I want to be in the small percentage of women who don’t settle for conventional roles.” – Zoe Saldana
14. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
15. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
16. “Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.” – Zoe Saldana
17. “I like to be around people who are very passionate. People that won’t fight but that will be very over-protective and outspoken about their opinion, their point of view, their ideas.” – Zoe Saldana
18. “What doesn’t feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.” – Zoe Saldana
19. “I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be – because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.” – Zoe Saldana
20. “It’s ok to say, ‘this is what I want’ and go after it.” – Zoe Saldana
21. “I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.” – Zoe Saldana
22. “The biggest obstacle I’ve had to overcome is being a woman in a man’s world.” – Zoe Saldana
23. “Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new.” – Zoe Saldana
24. “A woman can preach, a woman can work, a woman can fight, a woman can build, can rule, can conquer, can destroy, just as much as a man can.” – Zoe Saldana
25. “I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I’m a kid myself.” – Zoe Saldana
26. “I don’t like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.” – Zoe Saldana
27. “Science fiction is a genre that no everyone is keen on watching.” – Zoe Saldana
28. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
29. “Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.” – Zoe Saldana
30. “It’s insecure, and it’s immature.” – Zoe Saldana
31. “I love aging. Why would I want to be 21 for the rest of my life?” – Zoe Saldana
32. “I like my mistakes and I like the pace at which I learn from my mistakes. I don’t want to be anybody else but me, and by knowing this, I want to continue figuring out who the f–k I am.” – Zoe Saldana
33. “In dance you use every party of your body except your voice. I wanted to start acting because I wanted to use my voice.” – Zoe Saldana
34. “When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.” – Zoe Saldana
35. “You find a way to work with people you have more in common with.” – Zoe Saldana
36. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
37. “There’s nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you’re feeling is wrong. They can tell you it’s different to what they’re feeling.” – Zoe Saldana
38. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
39. “As a woman, you spend so much time either cooking or getting ready to go somewhere. I like to have music when I’m doing either of these things.” – Zoe Saldana
40. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
41. “It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can’t do because we feed ourselves so much denial.” – Zoe Saldana
42. “A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.” – Zoe Saldana
43. “Every character has their reasons – even the characters who do dumb things.” – Zoe Saldana
44. “Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We’re narcissistic.” – Zoe Saldana
45. “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.” – Zoe Saldana
46. “I’m more of a guy’s girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don’t bicker or sit down and do my nails.” – Zoe Saldana
47. “I had to quit ballet because it felt like a part of me was dying inside.” – Zoe Saldana