Zoë Kravitz Gets Honest About Her Hollywood Connections -- 'Things Were Definitely Handed To Me A Little Bit Easier'

Now that is one gorgeous face!
Zoë Kravitz is absolutely beguiling in her Teen Vogue cover and spread for the March issue.
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The actress and musician looks serene and lovely in neutral-toned outfits, and also gives us some insight into her personality.
Interviewed by designer and bestie Alexander Wang, the 27-year-old dishes on growing up with famous parents Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet:

“My parents didn’t become who they are because anything was handed to them, and they didn’t raise a child who expected something to be handed to her, either. My mom would have killed me if I’d assumed any kind of privilege. At first I was really adamant about making sure people knew that I was working hard. Things were definitely handed to me a little bit easier, but people were also judging me twice as hard.”

Now that she’s gotten older, she’s more okay with being compared to them:

“I used to get either bitchy or uncomfortable. That came from the insecurity of thinking people were talking to me only because of who my parents are. I’m in a better place now where I’m confident in my work. And I want to be able to talk about them with love. They’re cool people ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ I get it.”

The It-girl addresses her plans for the future as well:

“I want to write and produce and direct and star in my own films. I have so many half-written scripts, ideas that I think are really great. I just don’t have the time to get them off the ground. It makes me upset, because we live in a day and age where you can really develop your own projects now.”

Discussion later turns to the lack of roles for women in Hollywood:

“It’s great that it’s a subject that’s trendy right now, but we’re still waiting for this shift to happen from the men who run Hollywood. Why aren’t women starring in more films? It’s because the men are writing them and are the ones cutting the checks. We can’t blame them, I personally don’t think. We need to take that extra step.”

Huh. But women are taking that extra step by speaking out and demanding more opportunities, and they’re still being denied.
Anyway, Zoë also mentions the lack of diversity in film:

“Typically white people have the story, and any kind of minority is like adding that pop of red or fun purse or pair of shoes to jazz up an outfit. These people are accents that make things funny, weird, or dramatic.
“I spent so much of my career saying no to those films. I’ve seen that movie a million times, and I don’t feel right putting that into the world over and over and over again. I’m not going to spend the rest of my life playing some girl’s friend or some girl on crack in the projects.”

Finally, she reveals her favorite characteristic in a partner:

“Humor trumps everything and is probably number one. I think it trumps being politically correct. We live in such a PC world because of social media, which makes me sad. Loyalty is also very important to me. I’m an incredibly loyal person. And kindness. I think being kind is actually harder than people like to admit. It’s hard for me sometimes to be kind. I have to check myself all the time about how I treat myself and other people.”

At least she’s self-aware!
See her full spread in the gallery (above)!
[Image via Teen Vogue.]