Zoe Saldana has "respect" for guns. The 'Avatar' actress says she has grown up around weapons and enjoys using them, but always makes sure she's careful whenever she does. She said: "Women with guns is happening and it's exciting. On a personal level, I have respect for weapons and I like using them. I grew up in a family of hunters so I've been around guns my whole life, although I would never actually hunt myself. I've never taken a life, except maybe an ant or insect here and there … and it still haunts me." ...

Zoe Saldana’s mother is her hero. The ‘Avatar’ actress revealed when her father died when she was just nine years old, her mother left their New York home to take her and sisters Cisely and Marial to their birthplace in the Dominican Republic, where they could “fulfil their dreams”. She explained: “My mother is my hero. She sacrificed herself so we could study and fulfil our dreams, always advising us to uphold wholesome values, love and family.” ...

Zoe Saldana always looks for a man with “nice, manicured hands”. The ‘Avatar’ star told is obsessed with hands and says any guy who stands a chance with her must have delightful digits and smooth palms. She told GQ magazine: “I love men’s hands, not just nice, manicured hands. I feel as though hands say a lot about you and your history. There’s something very abrasively fragile about a man’s hands.” Zoe also finds sensitive men very attractive, adding: “I mean I’m not saying I love a man who cries, but I think that can be very sexy.” ...

Zoe Saldana has got engaged. The ‘Avatar’ star is betrothed to her boyfriend Keith Britton – who she has been with for 10 years – and the 32-year-old actress is said to be “thrilled” to be tying the knot. A source told Us Weekly magazine: “They’ve been together forever. They’re a great couple." Zoe has always tried to keep her love life out of the spotlight and on some occasions she doesn’t even introduce the 33-year-old actor – who is also the CEO of My Fashion Database – as her partner. ...

Zoe Saldana loves getting drunk. The ‘Star Trek’ actress is happy to indulge in her favourite alcoholic tipples, regardless of the time, so long as she is in good company. She said: “I love my wine and I don’t wait until the sun goes down. “I don’t pop bottles at 6am, but when I’m with family and friends, you bet your a*s that we are surrounded by the best vinos – whether French or from Argentina, from Italy or Napa Valley – we are drinking!” ...

Zoe Saldana - who stars in the action movie with Jason Patric, Chris Evans and Jeffrey Dean Morgan – insists she never feels she is missing out by having no female company on set with her as she loves action movies so much. She told The Independent newspaper: “I love working with boys, and I probably do that more than most actresses. I got to do it on ‘Star Trek’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and now ‘The Losers’. ...