Zoe Saldana Q&A - The Losers

Did you think, “This is my year!”? How was it different before and how is it different now that you've gotten these leading roles in big studio movies?
Zoe Saldana: "I know that I don’t only speak for myself when I say that as artists, you can only ask for one thing and it’s just to be able to pay the bills - living off of your art just enough to pay your bills. When you get to do that, and also you’re recognized by amazing producers and directors for all the work that you put in…"

We all imagine there’s going to be a sequel to Avatar so when James Cameron is ready to do that, will you have that down or are there different things you’ll want to do with that performance?
Zoe Saldana: "Oh god, it’s whatever the boss says. He already knows how I like to approach [it]. I need at least six to seven months of training and stuff to get into Neytiri again, and whatever’s going to happen is going to happen. And the good thing that we all know about Jim is that - it’s not so good sometimes because we sometimes have to wait like 10 years for it - but by the time he does come around, he gives you something that sort of changes your life, or at least touches it in such a way. So I do know that Avatar 2 is going to be just as great as the first one because Jim’s the S-H-I-T. "

You don’t feel like you have that down though, because you did learn it for four years?

Zoe Saldana: "Yes, but it does take training. It’s not something that I can just turn on and off. Everything is a learned skill.

The same way it took me like two to three months to channel Aisha, you know Neytiri is going to take her time as well. I mean, there are people who kind of incarnate it. It takes a little bit of preparation."