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 charactercompromiseconviction Change image and 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
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
My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day. Lupita Nyong'o culturedayevent 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
We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty. Lupita Nyong'o beingcapacitycruelty Change image and share on social
I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes. Lupita Nyong'o acceptboyclass Change image and share on social
I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me. Lupita Nyong'o americancolorenglish Change image and share on social
As human beings, we aren't as individual as we'd like to believe we are. And I think that's what makes acting possible. Despite the fact that I have not experienced something, I have it in my human capacity to imagine it and to put myself in someone else's shoes, and to take someone else's circumstances personally. Lupita Nyong'o actbeingcapacity share on social