Words matter. These are the best Amandla Stenberg Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
My mom reminds me that all things are possible.
I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.
Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ and all of that, but I could never find black characters whom I really liked.
I come from a very musical family. My dad taught me to play guitar. I play violin and drums as well. Violin, I started in elementary school. Drums actually came when I was in a program called ‘Rock Star,’ which was really awesome. We were doing a song by the Ramones, so I thought, ‘Why not play the drums?’
I’m a huge fan of Toni Morrison. I just think she’s so incredible. And also Nayyirah Waheed, who’s a poet.
I really love my hair. I really embrace it, and I’m so glad that I made the decision to wear it natural.
There’s so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that’s why I originally really loved fantasy and reading.
You don’t have to force your career to happen all at once.
I hope people online understand that the celebrity culture we’ve created is not really real. So when they’re speaking to and about me, I’m a person, so I’m going to make mistakes. It’s inevitable because I’m human.
My sexuality’s very fluid, and my gender is very fluid.
It’s so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that’s not specifically targeted towards the niche market, which is, like, a black movie is created, and it’s produced and pitched so that only black people will watch it.
I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music.
As a fan of the books, I feel fortunate to be part of ‘The Hunger Games’ family. It was an amazing experience; I am proud of the film and my performance. I want to thank all of my fans and the entire ‘Hunger Games’ community for their support and loyalty.
I’m just someone who cannot fake it. I can only do something with my full heart invested or just not do it at all.
Within months after reading the novel ‘The Hunger Games,’ I went from telling my mom that I could see myself as this character to actually getting the role. My mother reminds me that if I could manifest such an important role just because I wanted it so much, all of my dreams are possible.
‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ by Betty Smith is one of my favorites. Even though it doesn’t have any monsters or crazy fantasy in it, it’s such a raw story, and I can really relate to the characters. I think it’s a beautiful story.
People are getting tired of the same material; they want to see black girls as leads in movies. And I happen to be lucky enough to understand that – and be able to grab that opportunity and run with it.
I’m someone who is inspired by people who’ve spoken out about different racial and gender issues.
