Best Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

I loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies. — Lupita Nyong'o

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. — Lupita Nyong'o

The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen. — Lupita Nyong'o

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes. — Lupita Nyong'o

There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh. — Lupita Nyong'o

I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled. — Lupita Nyong'o

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

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It ... keeps us honest. — Lupita Nyong'o

I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence. — Lupita Nyong'o

I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure. — Lupita Nyong'o

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

To this day, I love eating steak tacos before going to the red carpets. — Lupita Nyong'o

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

Personally, I don't ever want to depend on makeup to feel beautiful. — Lupita Nyong'o

I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact that I hadn't tried to be an actor — Lupita Nyong'o

All throughout filming '12 Years a Slave,' there was a focus like no other. Everyone took ownership of this film and gave their all. — Lupita Nyong'o

And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned, — Lupita Nyong'o

[My mother] always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point. — Lupita Nyong'o

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on. — 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

Human beings have an instinct for freedom. — Lupita Nyong'o

You can't eat beauty. It doesn't feed you. — Lupita Nyong'o

Being considered a fashion star is wonderful. It's definitely a bonus thing. — Lupita Nyong'o

Seek perfection, and find joy in never attaining it. — Lupita Nyong'o

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on. — Lupita Nyong'o

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

My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day. — Lupita Nyong'o

I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be. — Lupita Nyong'o

I come from a very close class. I lucked out because drama schools are often very competitive ... I have fourteen classmates. — Lupita Nyong'o

I like to wear things, I don't like things to wear me. — Lupita Nyong'o

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. — Lupita Nyong'o

I do my best work when I feel conviction to say something through the character I play. Always I want to have integrity and not compromise that. — Lupita Nyong'o