Quotes by Lupita Nyong'o

About Lupita Nyong'o:

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Mexican-Kenyan actress and film director. She was born in Mexico, but was raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a Bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
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Every single laundromat, grocery store, everything is called 'Lupita' in Mexico.

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I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.

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When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be a...

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I never understood who all those people are behind the actors! When you see them on the red carpet on TV, you go, 'Why does that person need such a large entourage?' And then you realize that every single person there has a role to play.

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The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen.

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Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.

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You can't rely on how you look to sustain you, what sustains us, what is fundamentally beautiful is compassion; for yourself and for those around you.

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It's so funny, you go to acting school thinking you're going to learn how to be other people, but really it taught me how to be myself. Because it's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and ano...

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Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden.

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It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

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I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.

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Human beings have an instinct for freedom.

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Home is where my family is.

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My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our society not accepting my wish to be an actor.

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I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

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I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.

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It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.

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Growing up, I had really bad skin. I had a skin disorder. Yes, I did. And my mother went to great lengths to try to find something to remedy it. I remember she took a trip to Madagascar and came back with all these alternative, medicinal herbs and st...

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I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled.

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I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying, We don't have work for black women.'

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Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.

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Author Bio

  • NameLupita Nyong'o
  • DescriptionMexican-Kenyan actress and film director
  • BornMarch 1, 1983
  • CountryMexico
  • ProfessionActor; Film Director
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actress