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 cutfeedhair Change image and share on social
I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be an actor.' That's what I did. Lupita Nyong'o actorcollegeeasily Change image and share on social
Every single laundromat, grocery store, everything is called 'Lupita' in Mexico. Lupita Nyong'o callgrocerylaundromat Change image and share on social
I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled. Lupita Nyong'o bedazzlechildfame Change image and share on social
I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I love about theater is so different from what I love about film, and I enjoy the craft of both. Lupita Nyong'o craftenjoyenvision share on social
I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence. Lupita Nyong'o beardreamfeel Change image and share on social
I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination. Lupita Nyong'o dreamleadnomination Change image and share on social
I thought I was going to school to be other people, but really, what I learned was to be myself - accepting myself, my strengths and weaknesses. Lupita Nyong'o acceptlearnpeople Change image and share on social
I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling. Lupita Nyong'o creativelydramafulfill Change image and share on social
