Top 205 Quotes & Sayings by Zendaya

I think the way we react to things is a big indicator of our character and what type of person we are.

It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important.

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.

As you grow older, your music begins to mature and grow older along with you.

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

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.

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.

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

I was born an auntie. I have an older niece and nephew and many younger nieces and nephews.

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

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

There were a lot of times people would do my makeup, and it would be awful, and I would be orange. Nothing matched. So then you learn how to do your own makeup. I watched a lot of YouTube videos when I was little and taught myself.

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.

I realized that if I don't like something, I can change it. If I don't feel comfortable with something, then I have a voice to say it's not cool.

I've had a lot of voices tell me what I should be making. Personally, I would much rather live and die by my own hand. If my stuff sucks, then at least I made it suck. I didn't allow some person, some old dude in a suit, to make it suck for me.

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

I use my platform as a tool and a way to speak about greater change.

I was that weird eight-year-old who was really interested in Shakespeare and understood it and appreciated the language.

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.

My generation, we really have to step up to the plate and vote. Tweeting is great - people say, 'Oh, I don't want this or that' - but at the end of the day, tweeting isn't a ballot. Just saying that you don't like someone on Twitter is not going to turn a state blue or red. You have to vote.

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.

Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.

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.

I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too.

A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

I'm not good at a lot of things. I am not good at keeping my room clean. I am not good at eating healthy. I am not good at sports anymore. I used to be! Not so much anymore.

My room used to be full of Michael Jackson posters.

There is no such thing as ugly.

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

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

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

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.

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

I secretly want to shave my head.

The only way I was going to come back to the Disney Channel was if I was in a position of more power.

I wore a mullet to the Grammys! I have no fear.

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.

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 shampoo every other day and only do the roots. I can't shampoo all the way down to the end, because it will dry my hair out. I use a mask multiple times a week to restore moisture.

I think, more than anything else, my dog's death has made me grow up. I find myself thinking about the world in a more serious way.

You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand.

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

Find something that makes you happy and go for it.

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

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.

I think when you're young, you're a lot more open-minded, and sometimes you're a lot more perceptive about what's going on in the world.

Janelle Monae, she has her own style, and it's specifically hers.

I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.

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

I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.

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.

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.

I'm a chocolate addict.

Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time.

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

I don't think people understand the power of social media or our phones.

I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

People always want to doubt you.

As I've gotten older, I've realized my true models are my parents. My mom is like a sheroe. My dad is so strong.