With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I feel a responsibility to myself and my parents and the people whose love has gotten me this far - people who… — 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
The game of chess is a metaphor for life... it teaches you strategy and it teaches you the value of knowing where… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I love filmmaking, but I decided to go to drama school because I thought that when I'm 60 and looking back on… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone… — 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 love color. I'm enjoying trying all different shades. Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life. — 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
There have been rumors and rumors and rumors about my love life. That's the one area that I really like to hold… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I have dabbled in martial arts all my life, since I was 7, maybe - tae kwon do, capoeira, Muay Thai. It's… — 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
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life. — 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
