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 want to be uncomfortable - acting is uncomfortable.

I want to be uncomfortable - acting is uncomfortable.

Lupita Nyong'o

I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish.

I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish.

Lupita Nyong'o

I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

Lupita Nyong'o

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

Lupita Nyong'o

Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.

Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.

Lupita Nyong'o

Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'

Lupita Nyong'o

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.

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

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.

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

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.

Lupita Nyong'o

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.

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

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