Zoe Saldana is never one to shy away from words. Usually she's brutally honest when it comes to subjects about relationships, sex, and Hollywood. As the September 2014 cover girl of Cosmo for Latinas, she continues with her trend of being blunt, but now she's doing it with a smile....
When Zoe started dating her now husband, Marco Perego, after dating her longtime fiance, Keith Britton for so many years, she struck me as a woman that knows what she wants and doesn't apologize for it. It surprised me that someone could be with another person for a good portion of their life and walk away from that relationship into a new one that leads to marriage pretty quickly.
The gorgeous actress is now moving into motherhood and graced several red carpets to promote her sci-fi film, Guardians of the Galaxy. When it comes to how she feels about things, she's always outspoken. Here's her interview with Cosmo...
"An actress is like a stock. When you're in high demand because you have three movies coming out or you've gone through a breakup, you'll look outside your window and see photographers. But you can also live a very anonymous life if you choose. At 35, you make better choices in men or partners, divorce people and situations that are not right for you, and learn to say 'no' with a smile."
Cosmo: You lived in the D.R. from ages 10 to 17. How identified were you with your Latina heritage growing up?
Super identified. Spanish was my first language. Then you go to school, and within a month you're completely an English baby. So that's the battle you're always having: It's English out there and Spanish in the house. I don't say "mommy," I say "mami."
Cosmo: When you were a kid, did you try to lose the accent in order to fit in?
No, because I never felt ashamed of being Latina. This is a country based on immigration. During our earliest years, my sisters and I were surrounded by love and equality. If anything, I carry the fact that I am a "real American" with so much pride.
Cosmo: What is it like to be a black Latina when you're called for roles — are you compared to other actresses?
I'm sure I'm compared to everything behind closed doors. Now that I'm a producer — and I've been in the director's chair as well, for my Rosemary's Babyremake — I sympathize with what producers go through. We're in the business of making movies, and sometimes you have to make political decisions that get in the way of the art.
Cosmo: To what extent do you fight to tell Latina stories?
First, I want to tell good stories. After that, I want to see an accurate depiction of Americans. When I'm sitting in the theater, I'm surrounded by people from all walks of life; we're not just Caucasian. And when art doesn't imitate life, there's an imbalance.
Cosmo: What's the challenge of being a woman in Hollywood?
Throughout history, for every five doors that have opened for a man, only one has opened for a woman. So the moment another woman comes along — especially a younger one — she gets picked on instead of embraced. I'm 35, and I don't want to be afraid of the 22-year-olds. I'm actually in a better place than they are.
Cosmo: Who are your real-life girlfriends?
I'm definitely not a girly-girl; my sisters and I are thugs! Sometimes we don't even know how to console each other. We'll be like [pretends to pat her sister on the shoulder], "Wanna go get a tattoo?" Our husbands remind us of how feminine we are, but even they don't know what we're really like when we're together.
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