“I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis,...” — Lupita Nyong'o Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.”

“As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap' has, that's great. The sense I get is that it's not about me or my performance. More than anything it's the subject matter that people are focused on.'”

“I never wanted to be an actor. It was just something that happened.”