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" My schedule won't allow me to go to regular school, but I did love public school, and I did experience my first year of middle school in a regular school. "

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" I never saw a little African-American girl saving the world. So to be able to be that for not only myself but girls who look like me is really important and inspiring. Unfortunately, we don't see ourselves saving the world a lot, and if we do see any type of superhero, that person usually has superpowers. "

" I'm grateful for my family and my peers. "

" I didn't think I would be 14, or 13 at the time, and be a lead in a role, but I think everything happens for a reason. "

" I haven't been afraid to speak my mind with anything, and I have always stood up for what I believe in. "

" To be able to be a good actress and portray other people's stories, you have to be true to yourself. "

" I didn't look at the previous 'A Wrinkle in Time' movie. I wrote ideas down from the book, but I didn't really want to copy that Meg. We're the same, but we're different at the same time. I wanted to make myself Meg. I didn't want to use somebody else or use a reference. "

" Ms. Oprah Winfrey gave me some advice to just always stay in the moment, and don't waste energy on negative things, and put your energy into positive things in your life. I just try to remember that every day and keep on going. "

" 'Matilda' is my favorite movie of all time. It's so funny. It's about this girl who's so independent and smart, and she has to learn how to get through all these challenges she faces, and she gets through them all so well. "

" I think kid actors may grow up faster, with the responsibility of having to do school work, learn all lines. "

" If I'm wearing makeup, I always wash my face. Washing my face is a must. "

" My life is centered around God and faith. "

" I hope I get to work with Ms. Meryl Streep. She's so brilliant, great, and gracious an actress and person. I would love to work with her. "

" I'm gonna take this world by storm. Pun unintended. "

" I think my family does a good job of letting me be a regular teenager, which we all need. "

" I would love to keep playing roles where I get to inspire young women, and I get to uplift them and tell their stories and tell important stories that haven't been told. "

" I think '12 Years a Slave' really helped me, as a person and as a student, to grow. "

" My mom - she doesn't care if I stop acting tomorrow; she just wants the best for me. "

" Representing young black girls and giving them hope and the light and letting them know that they can do anything is important to me as a little black girl, too. "

" We have good food in Los Angeles, but it's not as good as Atlanta food. "

" To work with Miss Oprah has been amazing. To have her in my corner and inspire me and uplift me has been amazing. "

" I feel like I'm a really artsy person. I love to tie-dye shirts and bake and just do nerdy and fun stuff. "

" When you're acting, you can try your own ideas and be free. "

" It's just surreal because I get to empower other little African-American girls around the world and say that you can be a superhero, and you rock, and you can conquer the world, and you are beautiful just the way you are, and your flaws are nothing, and you're awesome. "

" I feel like it's important for young African-American girls - and all people - to read books that tell our stories and watch movies that tell our stories and do the research on our own, too, because sometimes that's not being told, and we're not being seen and shown. "

" If you want to be an actress or an astronaut or a doctor or anything in between, I just want to let kids know - and especially kids that look like me know - that you can do it. Even though you're not seen, you can make yourself seen. "

" I was shocked that I even got the opportunity to audition for 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Meg Murry is a Caucasian girl in the book. "

" You should always be dedicated and know that, if you strive to do something, you can achieve it. "

" I just try to take a positive approach with my social media, with my Instagram. I just want people who go to my page to kinda feel inspired. "

" We just have to get over the fact that, yes, people are not going to be the same. They're not going to look the same, they're not going to have the same opinions because we're all unique. "

" I just went up to my mom one day and said, 'I wanna be on TV. I wanna be a superstar!' Since I know this is my passion, and I feel like God chose this career for me, I just knew I was ready to do it. "