Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

I come from an interracial family: My father is from Nigeria, and so he is African-American, and my mother is American and white, so I rarely see skin color. It's never an issue for me.

When you're biracial, people sort of make you gray - you're not black, you're not white, you're sort of gray; you're 'other.' And I'm fortunate to have parents that were strong enough to say, 'You're not 'other.' You're special.'

If God wanted be to be black, I'd be black; if he wanted me to be white, I'd be white, so I guess He chose for me to be both and original. That's the way I'm supposed to be.

When you say that you are a race man, it means that you embrace the entire black community regardless of the hue, whether somebody is very light and could pass for possibly white or someone is very dark.

'College Road Trip' is colorless. It's not a black film. It's not a white film.

There can be no racial animosity, because there are no races.

I think the younger generation's view on race is slightly more evolved. It's a category far down on the list of how they see themselves.

I want to be known for what I am, black and white, because I'm proud of both.

Throughout my whole time in wrestling on the road, going out and being around some of the whitest people in the world, I've never had any problems with anybody. It was never black or white. Booker T was just a wrestler. I did that by design.

I don't think of people as out-and-out black or white.

Black, white, yellow, brown - we wanted somebody who would do right by us. And I think because Obama was that person, whether he was black or white, he was chosen

The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white. I'm not a person that really deals in color.

The United States is not a nation of black and white people. Any fool can see that white people are not really white, and that black people are not black.

Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.

I made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't notice the color of their skin, I didn't notice the color of my skin and I have remembered that all my life.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

Mostly I'm proud to be an African-American woman, but I'm glad I have a universal look as well.

I loved the fact that Obama is multi-racial. I thought that was terrific, as my wife is the same racial make-up.

Being biracial is sort of like being in a secret society. Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white.

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

I've never tried to run away from my race. I was born a black man. You know that in your bones as soon as you are able to understand this country... My approach to life about race is, I don't see the difference between black people and white people.

I had one incident where my daughter said that a girl asked if she was a brown person. I said, 'We're black. You have black people, white people, Chinese people, Hispanic people; we're all brought up differently.'

Scientology is not a white religion. It is not just for white people.

As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out.

We call each other colored people, black people, but not negro…