I want to be uncomfortable - acting is uncomfortable. Lupita Nyong'o actuncomfortable Change image and share on social
I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt. Lupita Nyong'o bradfactmention 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 spent some time back in Mexico at 16 because my parents thought it would be prudent for me to learn Spanish, because I held a Mexican passport. Lupita Nyong'o backholdlearn 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
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
I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well. Lupita Nyong'o actorblanchettcate 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'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