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

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" There have been rumors and rumors and rumors about my love life. That's the one area that I really like to hold close to my heart. "

" 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. "

" My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico. Then I moved back to Kenya shortly after I turned one, and I grew up in Kenya. "

" I'm Mexican and Kenyan at the same time. I've seen the quarrels over my nationality, but I'm Kenyan and Mexican at the same time. So again, I am Mexican-Kenyan, and I am fascinated by carne asada tacos. "

" I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes. "

" 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. "

" My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative. "

" I haven't always been gluten-free. "

" 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 loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies. "

" We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty. "

" 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. "

" Personally, I don't ever want to depend on makeup to feel beautiful. "

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

" 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 have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting. "

" I thought I was going to school to be other people, but really, what I learned was to be myself - accepting myself, my strengths and weaknesses. "

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

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

" I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure. "

" 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 have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me. "

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

" I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest. "

" My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day. "

" What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one's own culture. "