Lupita Nyong’O has covered the latest edition of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine and in this one --- she's stunning and fresher than we knew her to be.
The Hollywood actress was styled by Miranda Almond and photographed by Alexi Lubormirski Harper’s Bazaar. In one of the exclusive covers --- Lupy wore a stunning white floral leather.
The Hollywood diva explained that Kenyans, which is her country do speak English just as she can speak and she also talked about her not being used to fame and all that comes with it and other things.
Acceptance speeches: I wish that I took it more lightly sometimes because it costs a lot. Which is why I can’t do those speeches every weekend, because it costs a lot to share from such a deep place, if you will. But I don’t know how to speak from any other place. Kenyans are very ceremonial. There is a formality that comes with gatherings and comes from our colonial conditioning… Oratory is something that’s really important to Kenyans, the way one speaks to the masses, it’s an art almost.
On becoming an actress: I enjoy learning new things. I enjoy being uncomfortable for some reason. It’s more interesting, more challenging… That’s why I’m an actor. Because there’s nothing comfortable about being an actor. You’re always out on a ledge, you know?
Speaking on her fame: You know, I thought it would come to an end after the Oscars. I thought the Oscars would come and go and then all of a sudden everything would be back to normal and I’d be back in my apartment.
On her heritage: I don’t feel like the responsibility I feel comes from any place other than my gut. I feel a responsibility to speak about certain things because I wish someone had spoken about them for me. I know I’m in a unique position where lots of people all over the world are seeing me and connecting with me, and perhaps because of my demographic and how limited representation is for my demographic, I do feel not a responsibility but an impetus to speak. It’s an impetus… It’s 2015, man. We could all use some diversity. It can get tedious to have to explain that I speak English because Kenyans speak English.
