With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.

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

I feel privileged that people are looking up to me and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence.

I haven't yet figured out how to be a celebrity; that's something I'm learning, and I wish there were a course on how to handle it. I have to be aware that my kinesphere may be larger than I want it to be.

I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.

Everyone said, ‘Brace yourself, Lupita! Keep a granola bar in that clutch of yours!’ I didn’t really understand what they meant, and it was only once it was past that I realized that my body had been holding on by a thread to get through this very intense experience. Nothing can prepare you for awards season. The red carpet feels like a war zone, except you cannot fly or fight; you just have to stand there and take it.