Walking in the street, particularly in a city like New York, every single day, I am reminded of how objectified women can be. Being catcalled every day, multiple times a day, all the time… it just constantly happens. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I used to work at Cafe Mogador in the East Village. I love Mogador, but I feel like working almost anywhere will kind of ruin it for you. There was a lot of panicking while being a waitress there. I don’t like to think about that. But I love the food. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
What I crave, and what I want to see on television, is when you see a minority character, not to have it being about them being black or Asian or Latino. If you watch ‘Friends,’ for example, it’s not about a group of people being white. It’s about a group of people being friends, you know? You should just let the characters exist. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
Growing up, my aunts would always put in hair ties and bows and all kinds of stuff, and I always hated it. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
In the United States, if you’re African-American, it can be assumed that your family has been here for generations. In Europe, colonialism is much more alive, and it’s assumed you’re from Nigeria or Senegal. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
I feel like, every six months, I learn my hair or my skin anew and find a new thing that I like to do, and then I abandon it and move on. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
My father is German; my mother is African-American. Growing up, I visited my grandparents in Berlin a lot. I would not see any other person of color for three weeks. People would stare. They would say things like, ‘Oh, you look like chocolate – I want to eat you up!’ Zazie Beetz Read Quote
Agriculture is one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Cars? Planes? Trains? Nope. Cow farts. Zazie Beetz Read Quote
