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" I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture. Like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music. I liked Neil Young. "
Zoe Kravitz
Black
Culture
Hip-Hop
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" The whole Hollywood thing where people want to put me into this 'quirky-fashionista, daughter of' category makes me mad because it's promoting something that I don't believe in, and it's not who I am. "
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" I've stayed away from doing 'urban film' because I just don't relate to the characters. I'm not going to take a role because I happen to have the same skin color. "
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" I'm only at the beginning of my career, but I feel successful in that I haven't sold out in any way, shape or form. I feel good about the choices I've made, and I don't feel like I've let go of any of my values. "
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" When I think of my version of a role model, it's not about being the perfect Samaritan; it's just being out there and being honest and happily imperfect. "
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" I don't want to play everyone's best friend. I don't want to play the role of a girl struggling in the ghetto. It's not that that story isn't important, but I saw patterns, and was like, 'I don't relate to these people.' "
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" I don't really have a beauty routine. I always use coconut oil, and I always wear mascara. That's kind of it! I'm pretty simple. "
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" I'd love to do a comedy; that's the one thing I haven't done yet that I really, really want to do. "
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Want
" I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school. "
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High School
Time
Eating
" I get so nervous before I go onstage - beyond butterflies! "
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Before
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" I'm a total weirdo and have often felt like an outcast and a freak, and I love that. It makes things so much more exciting. "
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Outcast
" I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays. "
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Much
" You can tell when someone is driven by labels. If something is couture, they think it's important and wear it and sometimes make a terrible fashion mistake. People are shocked that I know so little about designers. "
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Know
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People
" I used to make my grandparents pay a dollar to watch me sing 'Grease' songs and 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in their living room. I was always an entertainer, and I would always do all that stuff, but it slowly evolved into a career, which is great, but it wasn't a plan. "
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" It's superficial that people think I'm cool because I wear certain clothes and I have tattoos. The funniest part is, when they get to know me, they're always surprised by how nerdy I am. "
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Cool
Think
People
" I'm not a very organized person. "
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Person
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" The one thing about art is you can't question it. Everyone is looking at everyone else to find out what's cool. No one knows what's cool. "
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Art
You
Cool
" I think it's always very important to be comfortable and just kind of expressive; if you take fashion too seriously, then you lose the fun of it. I think you should always take the risk. "
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Fashion
You
Think
" Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary. "
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Art
Important
Love
" My mom and grandmother were actresses, and I knew I was going to do this since I was super young. I would put on shows at my grandparents' house and sing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in the living room. I was in drama club and chorus, and I knew every word to 'Grease.' "
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House
Mom
Rainbow
" My mother's a... beautiful woman, and I think, in some way, I felt intimidated by that sometimes. "
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Beautiful
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" I'm a big fan of, like, wearing old, vintage slips and stuff as outdoor wear. I got, like, a pair of these little silk bloomers. I think they were even, like, considered underwear in the '40s. I wore them as shorts the other day. "
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" I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork. "
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" I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments. "
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Cool
Shoes
" I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out. "
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Cheeseburger
Los Angeles
Just
" I'm happy to just sit in a cafe and watch people. It's my favorite thing to do, for sure. "
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Sit
Just
" One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Bugsy Malone.' "
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" Sometimes it's less about the character and more about the story for me. I'll play a rock in the background if I think the story is fantastic and I can be a part of it somehow. That's what I look for. "
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" When I turned 11, my dad decorated a room at the Standard hotel in Los Angeles in a '60s, Austin Powers style. There was human bowling: You run inside a giant inflatable ball and try to knock down pins. To this day, adults say it was one of the craziest parties they've ever been to. "
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" Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius. "
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