My schedule won't allow me to go to regular school, but I did love public school, and I did experience my first year of middle school in a regular school.
'Matilda' is my favorite movie of all time. It's so funny. It's about this girl who's so independent and smart, and she has to learn how to get through all these challenges she faces, and she gets through them all so well.
I didn't look at the previous 'A Wrinkle in Time' movie. I wrote ideas down from the book, but I didn't really want to copy that Meg. We're the same, but we're different at the same time. I wanted to make myself Meg. I didn't want to use somebody else or use a reference.
When you're acting, you can try your own ideas and be free.
You should always be dedicated and know that, if you strive to do something, you can achieve it.
It's just surreal because I get to empower other little African-American girls around the world and say that you can be a superhero, and you rock, and you can conquer the world, and you are beautiful just the way you are, and your flaws are nothing, and you're awesome.
Ms. Oprah Winfrey gave me some advice to just always stay in the moment, and don't waste energy on negative things, and put your energy into positive things in your life. I just try to remember that every day and keep on going.
I was shocked that I even got the opportunity to audition for 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Meg Murry is a Caucasian girl in the book.
I haven't been afraid to speak my mind with anything, and I have always stood up for what I believe in.
My mom - she doesn't care if I stop acting tomorrow; she just wants the best for me.
If you want to be an actress or an astronaut or a doctor or anything in between, I just want to let kids know - and especially kids that look like me know - that you can do it. Even though you're not seen, you can make yourself seen.
We just have to get over the fact that, yes, people are not going to be the same. They're not going to look the same, they're not going to have the same opinions because we're all unique.
If you're not represented, then sometimes you might not feel hopeful and don't feel like you can do something that other people are doing when you're just as worthy as they are.
You're not going to be perfect, but the most important thing is not trying to please anybody. It's loving yourself inside out.
Looking back on it, when I was eight or nine, of course I did see myself on TV, so in a way, I was privileged.
I feel like there's this great balance between me being an actress and traveling around and doing all this great stuff but, also, me being the regular teenager, like going to Disneyland with friends and just hanging out.
I'm grateful for my family and my peers.
I just try to take a positive approach with my social media, with my Instagram. I just want people who go to my page to kinda feel inspired.
If I'm wearing makeup, I always wash my face. Washing my face is a must.
I live by faith and not sight.
