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
Growing up, I had really bad skin. I had a skin disorder. Yes, I did. And my mother went to great lengths… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
What fame does is there is an illusion of familiarity that is cast into the world. So it's about negotiating with that… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there.… — 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
