43 Lupita Nyong'o Quotes for You to Enjoy

Lupita Nyong'o

Mexican Actress

Born: Mar 1, 1983

Love Me Myself People School You

Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. Lupita Nyong'o

Art Clay Dirt Wrong Hands Right

In the madness, you have to find calm. Lupita Nyong'o

You Madness Calm Find

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. Lupita Nyong'o

Beautiful Time Myself Relationship I Am Healthy I Can Insecurities I Feel Imperfect Feel Without Am Aesthetic Same Same Time Flaw Full Need

I was part of a growing community of women who were secretly dealing with harassment by Harvey Weinstein. But I also did not know that there was a world in which anybody would care about my experience with him. Lupita Nyong'o

Our business is complicated because intimacy is part and parcel of our profession; as actors, we are paid to do very intimate things in public. That's why someone can have the audacity to invite you to their home or hotel, and you show up. Lupita Nyong'o

Home You Business Complicated Our Intimacy Intimate Parcel Someone Part Part And Parcel Hotel Invite Because Audacity Up Very Public Paid Show Profession Actor Why Things

I'm pretty awesome at making salad dressings. Lupita Nyong'o

Awesome Pretty Making Salad

What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one's own culture. Lupita Nyong'o

Culture Cause Colonialism Own Crisis About Identity Does

I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how I'm doing. It can be something simple like 'listen,' or 'find your feet.' And then afterward it's an assessment, so in a way it's not about booking the job or not. It's about what I learned as an actor about that character. Lupita Nyong'o

Myself Character Simple Goals Job Homework Booking Way Find About Give Something Check Feet Like Learned How Audition Doing Listen Afterwards Then Your Actor Assessment

Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood. And dreams are the foundation of America. Lupita Nyong'o

Dreams America Hollywood Foundation

There is something about acting that's mysterious and magical because there is only so much I can do to prepare, and then I have to just let go and breathe and believe that it will come through. Lupita Nyong'o

Will Believe I Can About Magical Something Only Mysterious Through Come Because Go Just Breathe Then Much Acting Prepare Let Go

I didn't love my hair when I was a child. It was lighter than my skin, which made me not love it so much. I was really kind of envious of girls with thicker, longer, more lush hair. Lupita Nyong'o

Love Me Made Girl Hair Skin Kind More Envious Lighter Longer Than Child Which Much Really Thicker Lush

One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off of instinct, but sometimes that is not reliable. When you're not feeling it, what do you do? So, going to grad school was about getting the tools to just use my instrument to the best of my ability. Lupita Nyong'o

Best You Sometimes School Feeling Drama Tools Reliable Ability About Instinct Instrument Yale Because Felt Off Grad Grad School Getting Going Just Acting Use Reasons Why

I've loved the opportunity to learn about the fashion world and appreciate it as an art form, and I look forward to my continued education, but I never want it to take over my acting. Lupita Nyong'o

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. Lupita Nyong'o

Time Me Thought Parents Back Spent Would Would-Be Some Learn Because Passport Mexican Mexico Prudent Spanish Held

I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees. Lupita Nyong'o

Words I Am Recognized Thrilled Performance Beyond Steve Academy Fellow Proud Am Years McQueen Company Deeply Slave

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. Lupita Nyong'o

Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life. Lupita Nyong'o

Life My Life Worn Something Makeup Lot

As actors, you become an expert at starting over. Lupita Nyong'o

You Starting Over Become Over Expert Actor Starting

What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art. Lupita Nyong'o

Art Fashion Me Obvious Becoming Very