Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o; born March 1, 1983) is a Mexi-Kenyan actress and filmmaker. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth1 March 1983
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
I like to wear things, I don't like things to wear me.
regret age vivid
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
people want opinion
Being called gorgeous is not a bad thing! But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.
dark hair tvs
Whoopi Goldberg looked like me, she had hair like mine, she was dark like me. I'd been starved for images of myself. I'd grown up watching a lot of American TV.
play risk safe
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.
understanding circumstances understanding-yourself
It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.
instinct humans human-beings
Human beings have an instinct for freedom.
pain joy thanks
It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's.
dream healthy common
As human beings, it is our nature to dream about the future, but there is no future without a healthy nature. It's the common denominator that we all depend on, not just to live but to be happy. That's why we owe it to each other to make sure nature stays healthy.
ostriches sand feels
I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.
starting-over actors experts
As actors, you become an expert at starting over.
prayer miracle wake-up
And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned,
beautiful makeup skins
I've worked hard to feel beautiful in my natural skin. Personally, I don't ever want to depend on makeup to feel beautiful.
dream people born
I feel privileged that people are looking up to me and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence,