When I was younger, I was almost too...... Quote by "Lupita Nyong'o"

When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be an actor.' That's what I did.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: college, more, know, saying

Other Quotes by "Lupita Nyong'o"

I learned at Yale, one of the biggest lessons was to learn how special I am and therefore how totally unspecial I am. I was special among everyone else who was special. The fact that we're all so individual and that's what makes us special.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: everyone, special, who, i-am

I got teased and taunted about my night-shaded skin, and my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned. The morning would come, and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of a mirror because I wanted to see my fair face first.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: prayer, morning, god, myself

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: too, carpet, something, slavery

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: burden, race, slavery, experience

The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen.
— Lupita Nyong'o

Tags: line, seen, awards, hollywood