Growing up I definitely, definitely had a bunch of things of, ‘Um, am I black enough?’ – and I guess specifically, ‘Am I German enough?’ Why are we measuring blackness? Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I was an only child until I was 15, so I was able to reap the benefit of that. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I actually didn’t think I was going to do TV because I don’t really watch TV. I’m a little bit pretentious, and I do these little indie movies, so I envisioned that more as the path for myself. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
One day, I’d like to tackle a biopic. I grew up very influenced by Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I always thought my alternative life, if I wasn’t acting, would be to become a midwife. I love women. I want to help them exist. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I’ve begun feeling that my responsibility is to the Earth. Our generation’s war is climate change, so I’ve really been modifying how I eat and what I eat. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
For me, a big thing growing up was naturalness – both in being and appearance. My mom never let me relax my natural hair. For so long, I thought I was ugly, and I still sometimes struggle with that. But now I’ve come to feel like this is me. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I used to cry on planes. I don’t anymore. It probably took almost a hundred agonizing flights to get there. Now, when I take off, a smile quivers on the corner of my lips. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I do wonder if it’s my responsibility to spread a message of environmental awareness or political awareness or just, like, don’t be racist or whatever, but I don’t want to be the person who’s like, ‘Everyone be vegan forever!’ Zazie Beetz Read Quote
