Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.

I don't really put my name to anything that I don't love and believe in, because there's no point.

I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.

You have to believe in what you do. Take something you truly believe in and go about it in an honest way.

What I don't want to do is go out there and not be able to mean it, you know?

I would never play a character that wasn't true. It's not a moral thing; it's just that it's more convincing if it's a little bit like me.

My job is to be sincere to my script. I am passionate about what I do.

Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to.

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

I actually work at my craft, and I actually want to be the best in my category, and I want to be a true actress. And a lot of people just want fame, and there's a huge difference.

I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

It doesn't matter whether it's television or films or the theater. I just have to believe in what I'm doing. If I don't believe in it, I won't do it.

It matters to me, acting. It's what I do. It's what I've given up a lot to do. It's my life source. And I guess I'm too serious about it sometimes, but I want to treat it right.

Acting means nothing unless it's truth. And honesty.

I try to bring all my sincerity to the character I play. That way, I am dedicated.

People don't really need to question our sincerity when it comes to our songs.

I don't do any work that I am not very convinced about. That has always been my stand.

If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real.

You have to really care about what you say. And if you don't, it will never come out quite right, unless you go into acting, in which case you have to act fast before you realize it is something which you do not believe in.

Acting is really important to me, so I think it would be really hard for me to do something I didn't believe in.

The secret of success is doing things not merely because they are popular, but because you deeply believe in them.

That the work involved, the willingness to take chances, the commitment, the opportunity to get on stage and make people happy, was more important than becoming famous, or even what I was dancing.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.