Scenes change all the time. Scenes will change while you're shooting them, and you just have to roll with it 'cause that's what makes it funny. It's not being stuck in your character and how you're gonna do something, but… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I was in Minnesota, where I was born, and I did print ads and commercials. And that was always cool 'cause when you're little, you can only work two hours a day, and it changes. — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of art and fashion, it's always been political. It's always been pushing boundaries. — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I try to preface everything with "this isn't new." Because most social movements have happened before and I get that. Nothing I'm doing is… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I'm double majoring in social studies - which is sociology, anthropology, economics, and philosophy - and African-American studies. — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I feel comfortable putting my political stances out there without feeling as though I am filling some sort of quota. I don't have a… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I really love hip hop. My cousin Nas came out with an album 'Life Is Good,' and I love that album, but I also… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I try to use social media as a tool for good. Fortunately I can say that social media has treated me pretty well. I've… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
The more you learn about someone, how could you not want to protect them and their rights? The more you learn about a culture… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
L.A. is great, but it's a completely different beast. I go back to Minnesota, and I borrow a bike from my neighbor and go… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
On a personal level, I think dressing is such a form of expression, and when you do events, it's important to feel as though… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
Quite honestly, I'm the kind of person to get my feelings hurt over something somebody said on Twitter. — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
When you are in the public eye as a person of color, you are given very little room to mess up. — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
