Top 76 Quotes by Lupita Nyong'o

About Lupita Nyong'o

These are some quotes by Mexican author Lupita Nyong'o Actress, who was born on March 1, 1983.

I learned at Yale, one of the biggest lessons was to learn how special I am and therefore how totally unspecial I am. I was special among everyone else who was special. The fact that we're all so individual and that's what makes us special.

Lupita Nyong'o

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.

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

I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.

I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.

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.

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

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

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

Lupita Nyong'o

Human beings have an instinct for freedom.

Human beings have an instinct for freedom.

Lupita Nyong'o

I was raised in Kenya, and I always wanted to be an actor from when I was really, really little, but the first time I thought it was something that I could make a career of was when I watched 'The Color Purple.' I think I was nine, maybe, and I saw people that looked like me - Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah.

Lupita Nyong'o

I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing someone, you don't start out with 'he's black, he's white.'

I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing someone, you don't start out with 'he's black, he's white.'

Lupita Nyong'o

I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor.

I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor.

Lupita Nyong'o

Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.

Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.

Lupita Nyong'o

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