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Ruth Negga [1982-0] Ethiopian
Rank: 106
Actress


Ruth Negga is an Ethiopian-Irish actress who has appeared in the films Capital Letters, Isolation, Breakfast on Pluto, Warcraft and Loving. 

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I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with. Famous
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I grew up in an area of Ireland where there weren't many black or mixed-race children. But I never had any hassle; maybe I've blocked it out, but I don't think so.
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If people want to invade your privacy, they want to invade your privacy. I find it chilling, and I find it awful, and it makes me really nervous. It hasn't happened to me much, but when you have a taste of it, it's bitter.
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I'm not in any rush to get anywhere. There's a pressure on actors to get somewhere before it's over. But everyone wants longevity, don't they? It's a career. Why be that flash-in-the-pan, taking every job out of worry it'll soon be over?
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When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with directors, you feel like you're in the way.
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I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is: a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film.
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I grew up in a lot of different places, so I pick up accents pretty quickly.
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You don't come to see a Greek play and not want blood and gore and depth of feeling from your boots up.
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I didn't become an actor to make money. And I didn't become an actor to be famous - though people always gasp if you say that, as if it's unfathomable that an actor doesn't want to be a star.
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