Zendaya

“What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.”

“I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else.”

“Fashion is a great thing, it's a way to express who you are.”

“As an artist, you have to work really, really hard because you gotta make something that will allow people to even take the chance to even listen to it, you know?”

“I'm a Virgo, and I know what I like.”

“I definitely enjoy working with people who can do their thing but also allow me to do my thing, you know? Who respect the process.”

“I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.”

“I can't do chapped lips. If your lips are jacked up, Aquaphor is always a good go-to.”

“I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.”

“Find something that makes you happy and go for it.”

“I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.”

“I hate when books are written from the wrong perspective; when they're written by adults for tweenagers. Like, do you truly remember what it's like to be 12? No, not really.”

“Everyone loves Beyonce. If you don't love Beyonce, we can't talk.”

“I didn't like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, 'You should just be happy with it - they haven't had a black girl on the cover since forever.' She's no longer my publicist.”

“A good hair day is when my curls are popping. Sometimes my curls and waves, they like to go a little wild sometimes. They have a mind of their own. But some days, they just fall right into place.”

“A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.”

“Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.”

“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.”

“I love all types of braids. Single, multiple, box braids - I try them all.”

“I'm a little girl; no one wants to beat up on me.”