Lupita Nyong'o just revealed how many people offered her career advice and how she decided to listen to herself.
As reported by PEOPLENyong'o had a conversation with Oscar winner Emma Thompson that “really made it clear to me.”
Remembering the advice, the Us The star claimed: “He said, ‘You have to live your life the way you feel is right. You have to listen to your own intuition.’”
As the world counts ten years and more since Nyong'o won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 12 years a slave, He also spoke about the growing expectations he faced.
“It definitely put pressure on me,” he said, adding: “It was my first film and I had now received what is considered the pinnacle of an actor's achievement… So, I thought, 'Well, what happens now? I can't afford to fail.'”
When asked what the worst advice he'd ever received for his career was, he replied: “That I should seize the moment and do something bigger. That the next thing I had to do was… 12 years a slave “I needed to have a leading role in a blockbuster movie.”
