Ethiopian - Actress | January 7, 1982 -
There are no actions involved in 'beautiful.' It's such an inactive thing, and it's so subject to each individual's taste and appreciation. It's a lovely word, but I feel like it's been hijacked by really boring, dull people who don't understand how to use words.
Ruth Negga
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The good thing about auditioning is that you get to test yourself and see if you can play this character - you're also auditioning yourself.
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Stories about race and identity pique my interest for obvious reasons. That's in my body, my brain, my history, my memories - it's all part of my toolbox as an actor.
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We need to have a conversation about the fact that black faces are not as visible as they should be, that there is huge inequality everywhere in terms of race.
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People have always made assumptions about me. I become very territorial about my identity because it's been hijacked by so many people with their own projections.
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I don't trust anyone who doesn't change their mind.
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I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough.
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The god of theater laughs in your face at planning. You can't plan as an actor; there's no way, because so much of it is dependent on other people's choices and decisions that you're at the whim of fate, really.
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My whole life is an interracial relationship! It's inescapable. I am who I am.
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We all have as much right to take up our space in the world as one another.
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I think that is important, to not make people feel alien.
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I think kids are amazing. You kind of just deal with stuff, don't you? It's only years later that you have to spend thousands in therapy.
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