Lupita Nyongo Quotes - Page 4

I used to enjoy doing silly walks on the street with my friends. Like, you know, you're walking, and then you break out in something completely ridiculous, to kind of spook out the person walking by you. I can't really do that anymore.

I loved duping my parents; I liked manipulating them. It was a way for me to stand out. It was fun.

I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.

I went to the Independent Spirit Awards and won.

My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our society not accepting my wish to be an actor.

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.

I'm pretty awesome at making salad dressings.

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.

Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.

What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art.

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.

The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.

I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying we don't have work for black women. But right now I don't know what's next. I hope that there are more opportunities to come my way.

Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things. I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project.