Says If She Becomes a Director All Her Leads Will be Black Women

Zendaya’s acting career has gone nuclear these last few years, but according to her new British Vogue cover story, the Dune star wants to direct, too.

In the revealing profile, which was written by Marisa Meltzer, Zendaya admits that she would love to “figure out” directing and make movies with Black women in the lead roles.

When asked if she’s ever thought about what she could tell her future children about the current Black experience in America, she replied that she didn’t know what she would say, but hopes her output could help them to understand. “I don’t know what I’m going to tell them. Hopefully, they’ll be able to look at what I’ve done and my body of work and see it,” she said, adding that art is “a huge catalyst for change.” She then tied the question to her interest in stepping behind the camera.

“If I ever do become a filmmaker, I know that the leads of my films will always be black women,” she said. “I gotta hurry up and figure out how to f*cking become a director, man. I’m trying, I’m learning every day, I really am. There’s so much I want to do.”

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