Lupita Nyong’o calls press junkets a ‘torture technique’

Lupita Nyong’o, the 41-year-old Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for “12 Years a Slave,” had the guts recently to admit to something most people already knew. Actors can’t stand press junkets.

While speaking to Glamour magazine she was asked if there were any irritating parts of her chosen profession. “Interviews,” she said. “You asked. I have to be honest. I’m going to tell you.”

She pulled back a bit (surely not this interview!) to say that what she really meant were the marathon days in a hotel suite doing quick 20-minute jobs with every TV affiliate and online outlet, all of whom ask her the same questions.

She called this a “torture technique,” when “different people are being ferried in” and “you have to give each one of them attention, focus and an articulate answer that you just gave to the person before. That’s irritating.”

Nyong’o, having appeared in both the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy and “Black Panther” films also had the added joy of being interviewed by movie bloggers hoping to trip her up and reveal plot points from future projects. 

The Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised actress will next be seen in “A Quiet Place: Day One.”

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