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'oI've had somebody say, "I want you at my wedding, but I don't want you to pull focus, so wear jeans!" Losing my anonymity is something that's proving to be very challenging.... It's good for your soul to walk around unnoticed; there's so much you can't do when everybody knows who you are. And I so miss those little things.
Lupita Nyong'oWe don't get to pick the genes we want. There's room in this world for beauty to be diverse.
Lupita Nyong'oThe muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.
Lupita Nyong'o