I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For the actor's wishes to be respected in terms of characteristics that your character's gonna have, you have to work with good and intelligent… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I have been in relationships where a man has disrespected me, and I don't need to be friends with that man anymore. I don't… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
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… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
In Caribbean there is no middle class: you're either rich or you're poor. And the ladder to success is not really a ladder, it's… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I'm a girl from Queens. I've never gone, 'What am I doing today? Oh, I'm gonna grab a gun and learn how to use… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
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… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I would love to play Nefertiti or Cleopatra or the Queen of Sheba. We preserve more male history than we do female. We have… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
I'm a fan of the fan. I'm a fan of the active devotee who lives his life believing in something, who represents to me… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
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… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
You need one hundred percent commitment; you have to be willing to wake up every morning knowing you're going to [practice] eight hours straight. — Zoe Saldana Copy Share
