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People ask me where I'm from. I say Ireland, and they are like 'Really? You don't look Irish.' Then you have to explain... people are intrigued, but sometimes you think, 'Why do I have to tell my whole story every time I open my mouth?

From Ruth Negga

My family very much adored me, and at school, I was an object of fascination.

From Ruth Negga

I was moved by the 'Lovings' story because of my own background as a mixed-race person.

From Ruth Negga

I had a very peripatetic childhood, so I bounced around. Lived in Ethiopia until I was, like, three or four and then lived between Ireland and London.

From Ruth Negga

Often, it's easier to play someone further away from you because it's clearer who they are. I think if you want to make a performance authentic, there are a certain amount of leaps of faith into the unknown that you have to take. Otherwise, you're not really risking anything.

From Ruth Negga

I trained, went to college, trained, and got a job. Then got another job. When I wasn't working I worked at a bar, then got another job.

From Ruth Negga

I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.

From Ruth Negga

I don't like the term 'colour-blind' - because I don't want people to be blind to my colour.

From Ruth Negga

I've met loads of black and brown and various people who are well into comics.

From Ruth Negga

When I was a kid in Ireland, there were not very many black people. I was very much like the strange brown thing, intriguing and cute. I didn't experience racism there. The first time I did was in London. It was that moment that you realize you're black. A kind of lifting of the veil.

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