Zendaya

Oakland kids are always the best.

My older brothers and sisters have kids and families.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

I think when you're young, you're a lot more open-minded, and sometimes you're a lot more perceptive about what's going on in the world.