I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things.… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity. My dream was in the work that… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
It's so much more fun to do the work than to talk about it. I will have to admit that. Everybody gets… — 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
