Lupita Nyong'o People Quotations

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

As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.

I was raised in Kenya, and I always wanted to be an actor from when I was really, really little, but the first time I thought it was something that I could make a career of was when I watched 'The Color Purple.' I think I was nine, maybe, and I saw people that looked like me - Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah.

I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing someone, you don't start out with 'he's black, he's white.'

I'm still trying to get over the fact that my name is being mentioned with people like Brad Pitt.

I never understood who all those people are behind the actors! When you see them on the red carpet on TV, you go, 'Why does that person need such a large entourage?' And then you realize that every single person there has a role to play.

I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me.

Being called gorgeous is not a bad thing! But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.

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