We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty. Lupita Nyong'o beingcapacitycruelty Change image and 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 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
To this day, I love eating steak tacos before going to the red carpets. Lupita Nyong'o carpetdayeat Change image and share on social
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. Lupita Nyong'o backdemocracyexile share on social
I had moved back to Kenya after undergrad, and I went through this crisis of, 'What is my life going to be about?' Lupita Nyong'o backcrisiskenya Change image and share on social
When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. Lupita Nyong'o actoradmitafraid Change image and share on social
My mother talked about the stories I used to spin as a child of three, before I started school. I would tell this story about what school I went to and what uniform I wore and who I talked to at lunchtime and what I ate, and my mother was like, 'This girl does not even go to school.' Lupita Nyong'o childeatgirl share on social
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. Lupita Nyong'o discoverexperienceexpress Change image and share on social
