Scenes change all the time. Scenes will change while you're shooting them, and you just have to roll with it 'cause that's… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
Maintaining a sense of your personality grounds you in your space. I try and just make what I wear a reflection of… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
There have been moments when I was on a modeling job, and it was the most fantastic thing in the world. And… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
There are so many times in life when you have to suppress what you're feeling. A lot of kids have to deal… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
When you go on your phone to check what time it is, you get so distracted. It happens to me every day.… — 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… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
One thing that used to worry me is the fact that it seemed like Harvard was this big scary thing where I… — 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
