I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got… — 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
I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study… — 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
I was raised in Kenya, and I always wanted to be an actor from when I was really, really little, but the… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
Growing up in Kenya, slum life was not far away. I had family that lived in slums, so I visited them often,… — 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
