Zoe Saldana on Latino Culture: "It's Still a Man's World"

Updated on July 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM

Photograph by Sebastian Kim and courtesy of The EDIT Net-a-Porter.com

Stop everything, because Zoe Saldana's Prince-inspired photo spread has arrived. The Star Trek Beyond star, who has been busy promoting the feature film, posed for the gorgeous snapshots — featuring both black-and-white portraits and supercolorful outfits — as part of her empowering interview with Net-a-Porter.com's digital magazine, The Edit.

Zoe opened up to the online publication about everything from what it's like to be a woman in Hollywood to how she stays grounded and even Latino culture. Want to know more? Keep reading for a sneak peek at some of the best quotes from The Edit's full interview with Zoe, or download the free digital version in the App Store or Google Play. When you're done, find out everything we know about Zoe's collaboration with 7 For All Mankind.

On moving to the Dominican Republic as a child: "We moved to a small community, one culture, one religious belief, one opinion about women. Latinos are traditionalists at heart, and super-machistas. Even though the women are the matriarchs, it's still a man's world. . . . I can climb a tree and get my own mangoes, I'll tell you that!"
On the fight against female inequality in Hollywood: "The high road is no longer silent. The high road is speaking up and saying, 'You're a d*ck! What you are doing is unfair. I'm not asking you to idolize me, I'm asking you to pay me equally, because you always come to me whenever you need me for a press tour!'"
On men: "We feel sad for friends who are with assh*les, but when we have a true gem, we take it for granted. When a man is wonderful, it's infinitely sexier than a 'real' man! Men are beasts, creatures that can blow my mind. But when a good f*cking man has walked beside you? That sh*t stops the show."
On her two personalities: "My family makes fun of me because there is more than one person in here, and they are like oil and vinegar. One is super-easy, chilled; the other one is so rigid that even the temperature of my water needs to be perfect."
On staying grounded: "I learned early on that in order for me to be OK, I need to surround myself with better people than me. I'm not being hard on myself, I'm being honest with myself. I have the tendency to get lost in whatever environment I create for myself. And I'm an artist; I'm prone to vanity. So I look to better people than me — my husband, my sisters, my parents and my friends. And I'm like, as long as I'm surrounded by you people, every time I want to go shallow, you guys always remind me that it's not about me."