Zoe Saldaña wants her children to “want” to value “work” wholeheartedly.

That’s why Emilia Perez star, who is mother to twin boys Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio, 9, with son Zen Anton Hilario, 7, with husband Marco Perego, has reframed the “words” she uses when talking to her children about her professional life.

“I’ve replaced, over the years, two very important words,” Zoe told me E! News on Variety’sPower of Women” event Oct. 24. “I used to tell them I have to go to work, and now I tell them I want to go to work.”

“I just feel like it teaches them that work is a part of life,” she explained, “and that if you’re doing things that make you happy, all you have to do is just share it with the people you love around you. “

The 46-year-old Guardians of the Galaxy the star also talked about gives her the most joy when it comes to motherhood.

“When my kids have a full night’s sleep,” she shared. “When they eat all their vegetables, when they get in the car without having a meltdown, when I get in the car without having a meltdown.”