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By Maria Loreto - New York May 21, 2024 11:53 AM EDT Zoe Saldaña has crafted one of the strongest and steadiest careers in Hollywood. The actress has been involved with numerous lucrative franchises, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to the Avatar films. In an appearance on Kering’s Women in Motion program at the Cannes Film Festival , Saldaña opened up about her expertise in the industry, discussing gender equality and how she’s handled her dyslexia when learning scripts.

RELATED: Zoe Saldana sheds light on her grandmother’s immigration journey Zoe Saldaña shares throwback video dancing with Chris Pratt to Pitbull’s song ©GettyImages Saldaña at Cannes Film Festival Saldaña opened up about her tendencies to self-sabotage and how her anxiety at times limits her career choices. When discussing the TV series “Special Ops: Lioness,” Saldaña revealed that she had to pursue the part even if she was afraid to do so because of the challenges it would put on her disability and the obstacles that she’d built up in her mind. “[Manager] Rick [Yorn] is like, ‘You’re doing it?’ And I’m like, ‘No.



’ Like, ‘You’re doing it!‘” she said. Despite the fact that she loved the work of Taylor Sheridan, the series’ writer, she found herself trying to ruin her own opportunity due to anxiety. “You have to follow good material wherever good material is.

But it’s my fear because I know that [Sheridan] has big monologues with his characters. I’m d.

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