About Quote by Lupita Nyong'o
“The set of '12 Years a Slave' was an extremely joyous one! We all recognized that we were making a powerful, necessary and beautiful film, and we weren't about doing it without that sense of responsibility, and we recognized that we needed each other to tell this story. We also knew we needed to hold each other up as we told the story.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Oscars 2018 Press Conference
The crew felt joy and responsibility while creating a powerful, beautiful film together.
In simple terms: They felt joy and duty.
Key Takeaway
Embrace collaboration and responsibility in creative work.
Themes
collaboration
responsibility
artistic purpose
Mood
inspired
determined
Type
professional
motivational
When to use this quote
- production meetings
- team building
- storytelling
- ethical filmmaking
Key Concepts
film making
social impact
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you maintain responsibility while staying creative?
- What role does joy play in teamwork?
A Different Perspective
Balancing artistic vision with commercial pressures can be tough.
![“The story [in 12 Years a Slave] serves as a metaphor for the fear of having your family taken away, and for being abused in such a horrific way. I lost it a lot of times watching that film, particularly when seeing the grace of the man when he finally makes it back home aged, changed, forever…” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c06/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_absence_the-story-in-12-years-a-slave-serves-as_2982882.jpg)
