Disney star Rachel Zegler refuses to 'assimilate' after 'Snow White' backlash

"I was told I wasn't enough of one thing for 'West Side Story' and too much of another for 'Snow White,'" Zegler said in the interview released Tuesday.

"I do think there's an argument to be made that, in the public eye at least, when you're two things, you're simultaneously nothing. But I refuse to assimilate for anybody else's comfort," she added.

The actress never retracted her statements, but in the interview with Harper's Bazaar, she said, "I've said what I feel, and that will always be a testament to my core beliefs as a human. That's where I stand."

Zegler added, "There's an understanding that the temptation to speak doesn't always mean that it must be done, and that there are a lot of opportunities to make more meaningful change than a tweet." 

She also revealed that if she had known the backlash would be so intense and threaten her safety, she would have "just thrown my phone into the ocean."