The World Motivation
My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.
“My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.”
My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.
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.
What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art.
I live by the philosophy that beauty starts from within, and I make a conscious effort to fill my body with nutrients through the food I eat.
Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever.
I am trying to be the girl I didn't have. That's important to me. I have to be conscious of that. In this weird, dark, small, very intimate way, there's a girl out there who relies on me. And that's super important to me, and I don't want to let her down.
We went to labor in the fields, my wife and I, hand in hand. Scarcely were we conscious of the fatigues of the day. Heaven always blessed our toil.