Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

I've loved the opportunity to learn about the fashion world and appreciate it as an art form, and I look forward to my continued education, but I never want it to take over my acting.

The reason I like doing these acting projects is because no matter how much acting I do, I'll always have music in my life. I love having both.

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first!

I've been auditioning for a few movies here and there. I don't want anything to get in the way of the music any more than it has. It hasn't really gotten in the way; I've been doing two things at once.

I suppose, in a way, one could say I may be less interested in my career than the audience is. Not to mean that I'm disinterested in my career, but I don't see it in terms of one stepping stone or, 'Now I'm going to go into my blue phase,' or what have you.

I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.

I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting.

I think they can co-exist. You don't have to put one down for another. I've been bitten by the acting bug, and where it takes me, it won't take away from the music.

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

Though I'm getting a lot of acting offers, I'd like to enter only when I'm ready. My first love will always be music.

I knew my priority was acting, and school came second. If I had an audition and meetings, I did the school work later.

There are so many dramatic actors where I would give all of my anything to have their careers, but I don't think I can try to follow anyone.

Maybe down the road, I can see myself being part of the creative process, but acting is definitely my first and true love.

I feel like I've reached a point where music has become just as much a priority to me as my acting, and I'm glad to feel that way.

I'm very ambitious when it comes to cameos.

There's a lot to be said for women who want to focus primarily on acting. Other women, on the other hand, aspire to combine their work in acting with other ventures in fashion, business, directing, writing, producing, etc. It's a very personal decision.

I wanted to act; wherever that was, I was happy. It just happened to be in America for me.

I always wanted to be an actress, but my parents were adamant that I complete my studies first before I take up acting.

For me, it's always the script. The script which gives me the chance to do something new; that has been my prime objective ever since I started acting. There's nothing else that excites me more than that.

I'm glad that it worked out that I get to act and play music and perform.

I play the role of my career in 'Dhanam.'

I started modelling at the age of 16 and always aspired to be an actor. But my family only agreed to it on the condition that I would not let my studies suffer because of my work.

I'm a practical actor and work keeps me occupied. It takes care of my bills, so there are many reasons for which I work.

I want to work with amazing filmmakers and tell important stories, and if I have to audition to do that, I will.