Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

Eventually, if something pops up, that's cool, but I still wanna continue the process of learning how to be a good actor.

I think sometimes soap acting gets an unfair label for being bad and over the top. The lessons I learned there were so valuable. Seeing yourself every day on television, you learned what worked and didn't work, what was bad acting and what wasn't. Memorizing scripts became second nature.

When I first started out, I was a bad actor.

It's not like every actor needs to train, but an actor will either develop their process through training or through working.

Actors and writers need to come back to the theater because it's a place where you can learn. You have to pay your dues, and people who haven't paid their dues in the theater, I think, have a hard time creating a whole career.

Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it.

No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.

My modus operandi is to become a better actor.

It's important for an actor to self-analyze.

There is always a producer within an actor. You just wait for the right time to start functioning as one.

Every actor wants to show a good and deep range, so you look at all the elements here, and you make a conscious choice of where you want to go as a performer.

It's wonderful when you happen across it as an actor, finding a young actor that is literally just starting out and you understand that to them the craft is the most important aspect of the job.

For me, it was much more important to continue to learn my craft as an actor and get a bit of flesh on the bones.

I'm not the best actor I can be, so I'm just working on it. I'm not the quickest reader in the world but when I get an acting book I can read it in two days.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

I went to the University/Resident Theatre Association auditions. Deans come and watch you in this theater. You have three minutes, and you have to do two contrasting monologues - at that time, this is 2003 - one classical and one contemporary.

I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

I think it's my job as a young actor to watch adult actors and take tips on the way they work.

In every character I play, I try to imbibe something. Every film is a learning process for me.

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.

I think it is very important to be a method actor.

There's something about actors - not stars, but actors - if they have the character, and someone is pushing and shoving them to be the best they can be, they enjoy that.

It's been about ten years since I've worked with actors who knew their lines!