Zendaya Covers The New Issue Of Paper Magazine

Zendaya is on the cover of the new issue of Paper magazine. The young actress is on the cover to promote her new series, Euphoria. Highlights from the issue are below.

On her new series: “The show to me is not that shocking. I know a lot of 17-year-olds that are going through this. We’re not more shocking than things that have happened in Game of Thrones. What is shocking is that we’re not used to seeing [young people’s experiences portrayed] so viscerally and so honestly.”

On dealing with anxiety: “I think definitely there’s been, at least amongst my peers, a certain [emphasis] on not just mental health but self-care and opening up to other experiences. That, in turn, makes you feel like you’re not alone if you are dealing with it. It makes you feel heard and not so isolated.”

On changing the industry: “There’s this misconstrued idea that once you make it, there’s only room for yourself. I disagree. Once you’re able to make room for yourself, you try to make as many freakin’ rooms as you can. I’m still in the beginning of my career and I don’t have all the power in the world, because at the end of the day, a lot of the power still lies with people who have been making stuff since before I was born, who are one narrative and one color. Now, it’s just about getting to that point where I can do that on my own. If I wait for things to happen, they might not ever happen.”

You can check out even more from her interview here. Euphoria premieres on HBO on June 16.