What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say "no," which is something girls - we're not always good at saying "no." We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves. There have been moments when I was on a modeling job, and it was the most fantastic thing in the world. And there have been moments where I've realized, "Okay, I'm ten years old, and I've spent the past six hours outside in the rain." It taught me how to be specific about what kinds of projects I wanted to do, and what kind of work I wanted to do.
I try to use social media as a tool for good. Fortunately I can say that social media has treated me pretty well. I've been exempt from a lot of the … - Yara Shahidi
I try to use social media as a tool for good. Fortunately I can say that social media has treated me pretty well. I've been exempt from a lot of the …
- Yara Shahidi
Week-by-week you grow with your character and it's an interesting challenge. - Yara Shahidi
Week-by-week you grow with your character and it's an interesting challenge.
There are two conflicting philosophies that I love: "Everything happens for a reason," as well as "you can change everything that you have control ov… - Yara Shahidi
There are two conflicting philosophies that I love: "Everything happens for a reason," as well as "you can change everything that you have control ov…
When you go on your phone to check what time it is, you get so distracted. It happens to me every day. 'Oh, I just wanted to see what time it is, but… - Yara Shahidi
When you go on your phone to check what time it is, you get so distracted. It happens to me every day. 'Oh, I just wanted to see what time it is, but…
When you're aware, from a young age, of how something plays in public, it makes you a young entrepreneur, whether you like it or not. I call most tee… - Yara Shahidi
When you're aware, from a young age, of how something plays in public, it makes you a young entrepreneur, whether you like it or not. I call most tee…
There are so many times in life when you have to suppress what you're feeling. A lot of kids have to deal with that in a school environment: You're n… - Yara Shahidi
There are so many times in life when you have to suppress what you're feeling. A lot of kids have to deal with that in a school environment: You're n…
I feel like there's no need to put on a heel that's too high. There's nothing cute about wobbling. There's nothing cute about not wanting to dance or… - Yara Shahidi
I feel like there's no need to put on a heel that's too high. There's nothing cute about wobbling. There's nothing cute about not wanting to dance or…
I try to preface everything with "this isn't new." Because most social movements have happened before and I get that. Nothing I'm doing is new. - Yara Shahidi
I try to preface everything with "this isn't new." Because most social movements have happened before and I get that. Nothing I'm doing is new.
So much of my work is as Yara, not as a character. If you're attacking my work as a philanthropist or activist, you're attacking Yara. But because of… - Yara Shahidi
So much of my work is as Yara, not as a character. If you're attacking my work as a philanthropist or activist, you're attacking Yara. But because of…
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