Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'

Lupita Nyong'o

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: mexican
  • Birth: March 1, 1983

Topics

LiveMeInfluenceWorldYouActing

Western art is built on the biographical passion of one artist for another.

Jim Dine

PassionArtArtistBuiltAnother

I think about John Lennon all the time. What would John Lennon do? What would John Lennon say if he got this part? How would he act? I don't know, but he's my moral barometer.

John Cho

TimeThinkMoralKnowSayAct

Boot Camp was great and very interesting. You got to use live rounds of ammunition and got to do a lot of crawling around with live rounds flying around you, so you really had to learn to keep your ass down - everything down for that matter.

Mel Gibson

LiveGreatFlyingLearnInteresting

Jimmy Kimmel still comes across like a guy who crashed a party and got caught at it, yet adamantly refuses to leave.

Tom Shales

PartyLeaveGuyGotCaughtStill

At nine years old, I saw 'Star Wars.' I saw it a gazillion times.

Rob Liefeld

OldYearsStarSawNineWars

I was on stage and I was like I will pay someone to do my time, not only will I expect NOT to be paid, but I will pay someone if I can run off stage right now. It was so bad.

Julia Sweeney

TimeSomeoneBadI CanNowRun

When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put him on such a high pedestal and he lets you down, you never want to experience that pain again.

Jay-Z

LoveExperienceYourselfPainYou

Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

ProblemsFinancialLossSelf-Respect

I think it now comes down to whether you have the skills or not.

Jordan Knight

ThinkYouDownSkillsNowI Think

I tend to be freer on the piano. I never took guitar lessons, so my reach exceeds my grasp - what I hear in my head I don't always know how to play. But I love to play over something else. I'm not a self-starter. I get kind of bored with the same three folk chords that I know.

Bonnie Raitt

LoveGuitarReachPlayKnowThree

You need two things to remain very, very present. You need to continue to write well and engage yourself in the issues of the day. And you have to continue to make good, relevant records.

Bruce Springsteen

GoodDayYourselfPresentYouNeed

When I'm working on a movie, I'm in my trailer playing guitar. And then on the road, I read scripts and think of... it just keeps both fires burning. I kind of need both.

Bryan Greenberg

RoadThinkGuitarKindNeedPlaying

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