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" All throughout filming '12 Years a Slave,' there was a focus like no other. Everyone took ownership of this film and gave their all. "

" As actors, you become an expert at starting over. "

" As human beings, we aren't as individual as we'd like to believe we are. And I think that's what makes acting possible. Despite the fact that I have not experienced something, I have it in my human capacity to imagine it and to put myself in someone else's shoes, and to take someone else's circumstances personally. "

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

" Before the advent of the white man, black people were doing all kinds of things with their hair. The rejection of kinks and curls did come with the white man. "

" Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life. "

" Being considered a fashion star is wonderful. It's definitely a bonus thing. "

" Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. "

" 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. "

" Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood. And dreams are the foundation of America. "

" Every single laundromat, grocery store, everything is called 'Lupita' in Mexico. "

" Growing up, I had really bad skin. I had a skin disorder. Yes, I did. And my mother went to great lengths to try to find something to remedy it. I remember she took a trip to Madagascar and came back with all these alternative, medicinal herbs and stuff. They didn't smell so good, but I think they worked some magic. "

" Home is where my family is. "

" Human beings have an instinct for freedom. "

" I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I love about theater is so different from what I love about film, and I enjoy the craft of both. "

" I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor. "

" I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees. "

" I am very emotional about politics in a way that makes it hard for me to articulate things in a rational fashion. "

" 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 come from a very close class. I lucked out because drama schools are often very competitive... I have fourteen classmates. "

" 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.' "

" I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project. "

" 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. "

" I didn't love my hair when I was a child. It was lighter than my skin, which made me not love it so much. I was really kind of envious of girls with thicker, longer, more lush hair. "

" I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it. "

" I do my best work when I feel conviction to say something through the character I play. Always I want to have integrity and not compromise that. "

" I don't ever want to be president - let's just get that out of the way. "

" I don't need to be so full of myself that I feel I am without flaw. I can feel beautiful and imperfect at the same time. I have a healthy relationship with my aesthetic insecurities. "

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

" I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how I'm doing. It can be something simple like 'listen,' or 'find your feet.' And then afterward it's an assessment, so in a way it's not about booking the job or not. It's about what I learned as an actor about that character. "

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