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 never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.

What I will say is that what I have learned for myself is that I don’t have to be anybody else; and that myself is good enough; and that when I am being true to that self, then I can avail myself to extraordinary thingsYou have to allow for the impossible to be possible.

You can’t eat beauty. It doesn’t feed you.

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 love color. I'm enjoying trying all different shades. Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.