Top 77 Zendaya Quotes

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

All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.

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

‘Shake It Up’ definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.

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

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 was taught as a young child by my parents and family to love myself.

I love Adele; she’s a timeless, classic beauty. I think she’s beautiful. She’s just a real woman.

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

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.

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.

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

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 remember ‘Hannah Montana’ came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, ‘I want to do that.’

I secretly want to shave my head.

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.

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.

Oakland kids are always the best.

There’s no such thing as trends. There’s no such thing as style, even. It’s just whatever you feel.

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

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

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.

Find something that makes you happy and go for it.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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’m a Virgo, and I know what I like.

My older brothers and sisters have kids and families.

I love simplicity.

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.

I love my fashion, so I gotta have my outfits.

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.

I’m excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices.

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

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

I love Channing Tatum!

As a kid, my main interest was dancing. When I was 8 years old, I was in a hip-hop troupe.

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.

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?

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

Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.

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.

I’ve always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.

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

I want to make affordable shoes of quality that are very fashion forward, chic, and that I’m going to wear.

My room used to be full of Michael Jackson posters.

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

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.

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.

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

Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.

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.

People always want to doubt you.

The greatest of the greats wouldn’t be the greatest of the greats if they didn’t try stuff, you know what I mean?

My grown man crush is Morris Chestnut. He’s just timeless!

I haven’t always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.

I’ve never had a body issue; I’ve never had a self-confidence issue, and there’s been very few times in my life where I’ve felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

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.

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

I’m a chocolate addict.

I love playing with makeup. Makeup has become a thing where it’s an art form. It’s not a thing where you use it because you need to feel beautiful or because you don’t like the way you look.

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

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

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.

X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.

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.

X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.

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.

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.

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

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

I am so honored to join the company of a roster as celebrated and diverse as Covergirl’s. I can’t wait to share some of my own beauty tips with fans and work alongside Covergirl to continue empowering girls and women to celebrate their individuality.