Zendaya: "What About All Those Other Kinds of Beautiful Out There?"
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Leave it to Zendaya to get real about her image. The 19-year-old star covers the December issue of Flare Magazine, and in her interview, she opened up about everything from her early Hannah Montana obsession to why she likes to rock different types of looks on the red carpet. "If I went out there and was just like, pretty, all the time, doing the same thing, it can be cool, but you're also catering to one type of person," she said. "And what about all those other kinds of beautiful out there?"
This isn't the first time Zendaya's candid insights have struck an inspiring note. Not only does she have an awesome, encouraging Instagram feed, but she's also shown class with her flawless, classy comebacks to some of the haters out there.
The issue is available on Texture by Next Issue on Nov. 2, hitting newsstands on Nov. 16, but you can check out some of Zendaya's stunning snaps and must-read quotes here, then look back on her Hollywood evolution from the Disney days to now.
On being the good girl: "In the words of Tupac Shakur: I am a real model because I'm not playing a role and I'm not pretending to be some good kid that's perfect. It just happens that I'm a good kid, and I don't do bad stuff and I like to be positive because that's just how I was raised. I think if I were faking it, then you would've seen me break character a long time ago."
On why she changes her hair so often: "A big reason I play with beauty and hair is that it's important to show different kinds of beauty when I'm on the red carpet. I don't want to be just one-dimensional or relatable to one type of person. I want a different woman to be like, 'That's like me! That's like my hair!' or 'That's so my style!' If I went out there and was just like, pretty, all the time, doing the same thing, it can be cool, but you're also catering to one type of person, and what about all those other kinds of beautiful out there?"
On her early obsession with Hannah Montana: "I remember Hannah Montana came out, and I was so depressed I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'"
On making the music she wants to make: "I've had a lot of voices tell me what I should be making. Personally, I would much rather live and die by my own hand. If my stuff sucks, then at least I made it suck. I didn't allow some person, some old dude in a suit, to make it suck for me."
On what feminist means to her: "A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of."
On staying true to her fans: "I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness. They would know if I let someone tweet for me."