Lupita Nyong'o Quotes
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What fame does is there is an illusion of familiarity that is cast into the world. So it's about negotiating with that illusion because, oftentimes, you encounter people who have encountered you, but you haven't encountered them. It's a little weird to find your footing.
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I learned at Yale, one of the biggest lessons was to learn how special I am and therefore how totally unspecial I am. I was special among everyone else who was special. The fact that we're all so individual and that's what makes us special.
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When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor.
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I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.
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To this day, I love eating steak tacos before going to the red carpets.
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I don't need to be so full of myself that I feel I am without flaw. I can feel beautiful and imperfect at the same time. I have a healthy relationship with my aesthetic insecurities.
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I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.
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I love filmmaking, but I decided to go to drama school because I thought that when I'm 60 and looking back on my life, if acting hadn't been a part of it, I would hate myself.
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The first time I cut all my hair off was when I was 19. I just got fed up going to the salon every week. I'd had enough! On a whim, it was off. It's low-maintenance.
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Home is where my family is.
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I spent some time back in Mexico at 16 because my parents thought it would be prudent for me to learn Spanish, because I held a Mexican passport.
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There have been rumors and rumors and rumors about my love life. That's the one area that I really like to hold close to my heart.
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Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.
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I'm a crybaby.
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I don't ever want to be president - let's just get that out of the way.
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I am very emotional about politics in a way that makes it hard for me to articulate things in a rational fashion.
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My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.
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My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico. Then I moved back to Kenya shortly after I turned one, and I grew up in Kenya.
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Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
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I come from a very close class. I lucked out because drama schools are often very competitive... I have fourteen classmates.
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I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.
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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 to be myself. Because it's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.
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It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.
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I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.