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Growing up, I had really bad skin. I had a skin disorder. Yes, I did. And my mother went to great lengths to try to find something to remedy it. I remember she took a trip to Madagascar and came back with all these alternative, medicinal herbs and stuff. They didn't smell so good, but I think they worked some magic.

From Lupita Nyong'o

Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.

From Lupita Nyong'o

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It... keeps us honest.

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As human beings, we aren't as individual as we'd like to believe we are. And I think that's what makes acting possible. Despite the fact that I have not experienced something, I have it in my human capacity to imagine it and to put myself in someone else's shoes, and to take someone else's circumstances personally.

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As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.

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My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico.

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