Lupita Nyong’o On Fame, Fashion & Advice From Oprah + See Her 2nd Vogue Cover! [Photos]

Her foundation for acting comes from college.

My training at Yale is the core of the actor that I am. Before that I was just going on instinct . .. having my imagination take over. But Yale taught me that it’s about giving yourself permission to pretend.

Recently, she was given an important piece of advice,

Oprah Winfrey advised me to figure out what my intention is and to act on it. I think I can make a difference by having certain stories be told. But it’s in the hope that I will not always be the only one telling them.

On how she feels the states feel inspiring she reveals,

The idea that you can be self-made is very vibrant in America. You can do anything that you want to do. That spirit pushes you on. But it took me leaving Kenya to really appreciate the glory of the place. Ultimately, I will always be a child of Kenya.

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