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" The beauty standards had nothing to do with me in Mexico. It was such a bizarre, dire time for my hair. I was living in a small town where there was not any semblance of an African community. I'd have to take the bus to Mexico City to find a woman who could braid my hair. That was two and a half hours away. "

Lupita Nyong'o
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" 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. "
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" I have dabbled in martial arts all my life, since I was 7, maybe - tae kwon do, capoeira, Muay Thai. It's always been an interest because in martial arts there is a mind/body relationship. "
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" Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life. "
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" The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable. "
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" I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile. "
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" My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative. "
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" My parents gave me a Mexican name. In our culture, we are named after the events of the day. "
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" 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.' "
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" The set of '12 Years a Slave' was an extremely joyous one! We all recognized that we were making a powerful, necessary and beautiful film, and we weren't about doing it without that sense of responsibility, and we recognized that we needed each other to tell this story. We also knew we needed to hold each other up as we told the story. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" I haven't always been gluten-free. "
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" I spent some time back in Mexico at 16 because my parents thought it would be prudent for me to learn Spanish, because I held a Mexican passport. "
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" I am very emotional about politics in a way that makes it hard for me to articulate things in a rational fashion. "
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" 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. "
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" My father used to act in high school. He was in a production of 'Othello;' I don't know who he played, but it wasn't Othello. He would talk about it, though, and read Shakespeare to me. "
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" Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands. "
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" Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest. "
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" What fame does is there is an illusion of familiarity that is cast into the world. So it's about negotiating with that illusion because, oftentimes, you encounter people who have encountered you, but you haven't encountered them. It's a little weird to find your footing. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence. "
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" Human beings have an instinct for freedom. "
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" The first time I cut all my hair off was when I was 19. I just got fed up going to the salon every week. I'd had enough! On a whim, it was off. It's low-maintenance. "
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" I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me. "
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" I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure. "
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" I loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies. "
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" My mother talked about the stories I used to spin as a child of three, before I started school. I would tell this story about what school I went to and what uniform I wore and who I talked to at lunchtime and what I ate, and my mother was like, 'This girl does not even go to school.' "
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