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
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
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'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
Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly,… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
European standards of beauty are something that plague the entire world - the idea that darker skin is not beautiful, that light… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I was part of a growing community of women who were secretly dealing with harassment by Harvey Weinstein. But I also did… — 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
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
