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"Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shy..." — Lupita Nyong'o
Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'
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