Amandla Stenberg on Leonardo DiCaprio, Puberty, and Quitting Her iPhone | Screen Tests | W Magazine

In this Screen Tests interview, up-and-coming actress Amandla Stenberg (Rue in The Hunger Games, Rio 2, Everything, Everything) talks about her obsession with Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Django Unchained, not having an iPhone anymore, puberty, the story behind her first kiss and makeout session, getting her nose pierced for her birthday, and starring in her own musicals. At 18, Amandla Stenberg is the youngest talent in W's 2017 Royals portfolio, but she's earned more than earned her place alongside Tilda Swinton, Pharrell, and Tracee Ellis Ross. In fact, the Hunger Games star could have been featured in multiple categories--actress, style icon, musician--but instead she earned the title of new activist, alongside Faye Wattleton, the youngest ever president of Planned Parenthood. Stenberg regularly uses her social media platform to call out cultural appropriation, speak about intersectional feminism, and inspire her fans--both young and old--to make the world a better place. What was the first thing you auditioned for? I can't remember the first thing I auditioned for, but the first thing that I was ever in was a commercial for something called Fivesies, and they were these dolls that came in fives. They were five connected dolls that you would have to, like, rock them together and feed them. Honestly, why would you want five dolls? What is that teaching young girls? Did you have a cinematic crush growing up? I mean, Leonardo