One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
The set of '12 Years a Slave' was an extremely joyous one! We all recognized that we were making a powerful, necessary… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My father used to act in high school. He was in a production of 'Othello;' I don't know who he played, but… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I had moved back to Kenya after undergrad, and I went through this crisis of, 'What is my life going to be… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
There is something about acting that's mysterious and magical because there is only so much I can do to prepare, and then… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how I'm doing. It… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I've loved the opportunity to learn about the fashion world and appreciate it as an art form, and I look forward to… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My mother talked about the stories I used to spin as a child of three, before I started school. I would tell… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I loved duping my parents; I liked manipulating them. It was a way for me to stand out. It was fun. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
As human beings, we aren't as individual as we'd like to believe we are. And I think that's what makes acting possible. Despite the… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I come from a loving, supportive family, and my mother taught me that there are more valuable ways to achieve beauty than just through… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off of instinct,… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
What I've learned from myself is that I don't have to be anybody else. Myself is good enough. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
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… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
We don't get to pick the genes we want. There's room in this world for beauty to be diverse. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
