A biography for Zoe Saldanahasn’t been written yet.
“I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles.”
“Dancing for the length of time that I did, it centered me in such a way to be really in tune with my body, and I just feel like I'm physically able to do things because of my ballet background. Without ballet, I don't think I'd look graceful at all on screen.”
“I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.”
“Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.”
“It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.”
“In dance you use every party of your body except your voice. I wanted to start acting because I wanted to use my voice.”
“I don't understand labels. I don't need anybody to tell me I'm Latina or black or anything else. I've played characters that were written for Caucasian females, I just want to be given the same consideration as everybody else, and so far that has been happening.”
“If there's anything that I've always said about myself is that to me, it's much more important for me to get to work with filmmakers that I've grown up loving and admiring.”
“It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.”
“I have a hyper personality.”
“I like to look strong and commanding.”
“I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people, I would want to be a part of the evolving cycle of progress vs. keeping things the way that they are.”
“I want to love life.”
“I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin.”
“Music is a very big participant in everything I do, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed.”
“I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.”
“I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.”
“I am hoping for a long career.”
“There's nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you're feeling is wrong. They can tell you it's different to what they're feeling.”
“Basically, there's not enough sex in movies, that's it. I'm trying to say it, people. I miss sex in movies because sex is natural, guns are not.”