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I become very territorial about my identity because it's been hijacked by so many people with their own projections.
~ Ruth Negga
About
Because
Become
Been
Hijacked
Identity
Many
Own
People
So Many People
Territorial
Very
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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.
~ Ruth Negga
Actor
Always
Become
Famous
Make
Money
People
Say
Star
Though
Unfathomable
Want
You
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I didn't have that many black people in my life, so I had to sort of search them out. And I didn't grow up in America, but I identified as much with their writing about the black experience as I did with their writing about the human experience.
~ Ruth Negga
About
America
Black
Did
Experience
Grow
Grow Up
Had
Human
Human Experience
Identified
Life
Many
Much
My Life
Out
People
Search
Sort
Them
Up
Writing
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I don't believe that directors need to essentially manipulate actors into doing things. You can suffer for your art, and you can make your own self suffer for your art. You don't need anyone else to do it for you. I work best when there's a safety trampoline of kindness.
~ Ruth Negga
Actor
Anyone
Anyone Else
Art
Believe
Best
Directors
Doing
Else
Essentially
Kindness
Make
Manipulate
Need
Own
Safety
Self
Suffer
Things
Trampoline
Work
You
Your
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I don't know why women aren't allowed to have the same sort of breadth and scope and flaws of men.
~ Ruth Negga
Allowed
Breadth
Flaws
Know
Men
Same
Scope
Sort
Why
Women
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I don't like hobbies. I read and travel and see my friends before they disown me.
~ Ruth Negga
Before
Friends
Hobbies
Like
Me
Read
See
Travel
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I don't like the term 'colour-blind' - because I don't want people to be blind to my colour.
~ Ruth Negga
Because
Blind
Colour
Like
People
Term
Want
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I don't really know how strong someone is if they're compelled to a life of violence. Is that strong? No. That's damaged.
~ Ruth Negga
Compelled
Damaged
How
Know
Life
Really
Someone
Strong
Violence
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I don't think I have ever thought of myself as a movie star. I think when I was about seven, I thought it must be lovely to have an Oscar. But the more involved you are in this business, the more that pretence disappears, and you really get to see what you love about it, and what I love is working.
~ Ruth Negga
About
Business
Disappears
Ever
Get
I Love
I Think
Involved
Love
Love Is
Lovely
More
Movie
Movie Star
Must
Myself
Oscar
Pretence
Really
See
Seven
Star
Think
Thought
What You Love
Working
You
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I don't think I've necessarily been able to pick and choose in my career; I don't know how many people do. But I'll tell you what I've been able to do: I've been able to say no. It is the only thing you can hold on to sometimes, is that ability to say 'no.' And I think that in that way, you can create some kind of career.
~ Ruth Negga
Ability
Able
Been
Career
Choose
Create
Hold
How
How Many People
I Think
Kind
Know
Many
Necessarily
Only
People
Pick
Pick And Choose
Say
Some
Sometimes
Tell
The Only Thing
Thing
Think
Way
You
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I don't trust anyone who doesn't change their mind.
~ Ruth Negga
Anyone
Change
Mind
Trust
Who
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I grew up in a lot of different places, so I pick up accents pretty quickly.
~ Ruth Negga
Accents
Different
Different Places
Grew
Lot
Pick
Places
Pretty
Quickly
Up
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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.
~ Ruth Negga
Any
Area
Black
Blocked
Children
Grew
Had
Hassle
Ireland
Many
Maybe
Never
Out
Think
Up
Were
Where
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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.
~ Ruth Negga
Around
Between
Childhood
Ethiopia
Four
Had
Ireland
Like
Lived
London
Then
Three
Until
Very
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I had quite a scattered childhood. I was Irish in London, because I had my secondary school education there. I never really fitted anywhere. I didn't feel it was a negative thing, and I was never made to feel different - I just knew I was.
~ Ruth Negga
Anywhere
Because
Childhood
Different
Education
Feel
Fitted
Had
Irish
Just
Knew
London
Made
Negative
Never
Quite
Really
Scattered
School
Secondary
Secondary School
Thing
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I have not been aggressive in my pursuit of being a star. I've never had a plan. Maybe I need to be more aggressive, because it's quite tough!
~ Ruth Negga
Aggressive
Because
Been
Being
Had
Maybe
More
Need
Never
Plan
Pursuit
Quite
Star
Tough
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I know I've said it before in interviews, but the idea that all actors have their eye on some sort of prize - it being an Oscar, or fame, or whatever - not all actors I know are like that.
~ Ruth Negga
Actor
Before
Being
Eye
Fame
Idea
Interviews
Know
Like
Oscar
Prize
Said
Some
Sort
Whatever
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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.
~ Ruth Negga
Art
Better
Connecting
Connection
Film
Good
Good Art
Like
Nothing
People
Point
Stage
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I love the Greeks. There's no messing around - it's all do or die with them.
~ Ruth Negga
Around
Die
Greeks
I Love
Love
Messing
Them
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I think a lot of actors feel like outsiders or miscreants. This profession provides an opportunity to play out all the different parts of ourselves.
~ Ruth Negga
Actor
Different
Different Parts
Feel
I Think
Like
Lot
Opportunity
Ourselves
Out
Outsiders
Parts
Play
Profession
Provides
Think
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