Zendaya Quotes Page 2

“I've loved Michael Jackson since the minute I was born. He's probably the most talented person ever. He was able to create such an amazing career and be probably the biggest star we've ever had.”

“If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent.”

“If there's any definition to being perfect, you're perfect at being yourself.”

“If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.”

“It's important to raise your voice in things you feel passionate about and things that you know about. Don't raise your voice just to raise your voice if you have nothing behind it and don't know what you're talking about.”

“Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.”

“My first part in a play was one of the witches in 'Macbeth.”

“My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He's just timeless!”

“My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.”

“My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.”

“My mother's proud of where she's from, and her history, and her past, and same with my dad. I have roots in Africa. Like, I am from Africa as well as from Germany, and I am very proud of that.”

“My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.”

“One of my dreams is to walk down the runway during Fashion Week!”

“People always want to doubt you.”

“Pretty is so boring now. There are so many different definitions of 'pretty.' It's so much broader than before. The old pretty is boring – nobody cares anymore.”

“Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.”

“Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.”

“There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?”

“There are things that people say that hurt my feelings or whatever, especially with social media right now. It can be the most amazing thing, and it can also be the most negative and detrimental thing.”

“There is no such thing as ugly.”

“To all the parents out there, thank you for allowing me to be a role model for your children. I really, really do not take that for granted.”

“Top knots are the easiest thing to create.”

“Usually, I just don't care what I look like. If it's cold, I'm, like, putting on whatever I have to to be warm.”

“What is cool today is not going to be cool tomorrow, and what wasn't cool yesterday is going to be cool tomorrow.”

“When I first started out in the industry, I was 12 or whatever, and I wanted to be on something so bad, and I didn't know what I was going to be on. At the time, I was in school, and I was working on drama and theatrical stuff, so I never thought that I'd end up going to comedy.”

“When I was younger, I went through a phase when I didn't like my hair. Because the school I went to was primarily Caucasian, there wasn't anyone who had my hair texture. I remember one day I straightened my hair, and that was the first day that people gave me compliments on it.”

“When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing.”

“Why limit yourself? I feel like I can do anything.”

“Why trip off some random person in Idaho that doesn't feel my vibe? Like, no thank you. Stay in your life; I'll stay in mine.”