I wanted other people to see what's in my mind as a young 14-year-old girl because sometimes, when men - or just older people - try to make films from what they think is a kid's perspective, it doesn't come out the right. It's like, 'Ehhh, that's probably not what we would do!'

Marsai Martin

Believe in yourself. Push to your highest limit.

Marsai Martin

My goal is to show young women and girls that our voices and ideas matter, and you are never too young to dream big!

Marsai Martin

You don't have to change who you are for anyone: if you are your regular, authentic, confident self, then you can push to do whatever you want.

Marsai Martin

That's something that I have to work on: Self-confidence and loving myself.

Marsai Martin

Outdoors, I have a pool, so I usually swim and stuff. It's usually superhot in California, so we swim.

Marsai Martin

You're gonna get a lot of nos more than yeses, but you have to find the right people who trust in you and believe in you and will continue to work with you because you've got potential.

Marsai Martin

I just want to keep on creating stuff that people can relate to and inspire anyone who feels like their voice isn't heard; being relatable and being as authentic as possible is the whole goal of my production company.

Marsai Martin

My parents took a chance and sacrificed their jobs and a big move to California. And they were like, 'Are you sure you want to do this? We're literally packing up this whole house.' And I would always say, 'Yeah.' I'm six years old. And they were like, 'OK, if she wants to do this and this is her passion, then let's do it.'

Marsai Martin

I'm all about showing up for my friends, especially when they need me the most.

Marsai Martin

I see myself directing, writing, doing my own TV shows and movies.

Marsai Martin

No one ever said that I couldn't create my own projects, but no one actually told me that I could be an executive producer, either.

Marsai Martin

I would watch movies and listen to music that you wouldn't think a child would listen to.

Marsai Martin

I would say I was, I guess, a toddler when I actually found my passion because, when I was little, I used to mimic all these movies and sing all this music that you wouldn't think a toddler would know. I would think my passion just started there, and it just grew with me.

Marsai Martin

Sometimes I go Go Karting. Just regular old kid stuff.

Marsai Martin

One of my mom's favorite movies growing up was 'Big' with Tom Hanks. I thought, 'Oh, OK, what if we do something like that but not like that. Something more modern, with a different perspective, and maybe with an all-black cast.'

Marsai Martin

I don't want to be known as just an actress. I want to be known as an entertainer and entrepreneur.

Marsai Martin

I want to be a legend.

Marsai Martin

If it is something that you are interested in, and it is your passion, then tell your friends, because help is the best thing. If you stay confident, it will happen.

Marsai Martin

Even in reality shows, how they look at black women like they're the monsters - snatching wigs, and weaves and wigs, weaves and wigs, basically, and throwing water and stuff. That's how people see us often, as we are the enemies of things. I wanted to change that because that's not a good example.

Marsai Martin

My parents would watch movies like 'Big' and 'Freaky Friday,' and I wanted to see that kind of story told from an African-American angle. So I had the idea for 'Little,' and then I told my parents, and we all fleshed it out together.

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