ZENDAYA

'Shake It Up' definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.

I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

Fashion is a great thing, it's a way to express who you are.

One of my dreams is to walk down the runway during Fashion Week!

I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too.

Beautiful updos with natural hair are great!

I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.

I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.

Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.

I shampoo every other day and only do the roots. I can't shampoo all the way down to the end, because it will dry my hair out. I use a mask multiple times a week to restore moisture.

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

Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.

If there's any definition to being perfect, you're perfect at being yourself.

It's important to raise your voice in things you feel passionate about and things that you know about. Don't raise your voice just to raise your voice if you have nothing behind it and don't know what you're talking about.

All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.

Top knots are the easiest thing to create.

I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.

Why trip off some random person in Idaho that doesn't feel my vibe? Like, no thank you. Stay in your life; I'll stay in mine.

X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.

I think the way we react to things is a big indicator of our character and what type of person we are.

I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.

I was born an auntie. I have an older niece and nephew and many younger nieces and nephews.

I have a phone obsession. It's really hard on set sometimes because I'll be checking Instagram, and then I have to remember, 'Oh, crap, I have to shoot a scene or rehearse.' Every now and then, I have to turn it off and live my life.

Oakland kids are always the best.

I was that weird eight-year-old who was really interested in Shakespeare and understood it and appreciated the language.