Ruth Negga has admitted that she felt very angry at times while filming Loving.
The actress stars as Mildred Loving in the film, which follows the true story of an inter-racial couple in 1950s Virginia who are imprisoned because they illegally marry.
“Playing the part of Mildred, I felt very angry at times,” she said.
Anger: Ruth was angry at times while filming Loving | VIPIRELAND.COM
The Limerick native explained how her character was sent to prison while pregnant in a small cell.
“I felt an outrage that they had to go through this and they had to struggle for nine years,” she told the Irish Independent.
“The law had no respect for boundaries, in the way they invaded people’s intimate lives, smashing up families.
“Mildred spent five days while pregnant in a tiny prison cell, surrounded by men, and I just felt so much outrage at the injustice on her behalf.”
Race: The actress doesn’t think Ireland is completely colour blind | FOCUS FEATURES
Speaking about race in Ireland, Ruth revealed that she doesn’t think her home country is completely “colour blind.”
“I don’t think a whole nation can really be colour blind,” she replied when asked what is was like when she was she growing up.
“I actually have problems with that term, because it assumes there is something wrong with my colour and you need to be blind to it – that I don’t want you to see it, or it can’t be seen or it shouldn’t be seen.
“Someone came up with the fabulous term ‘colour appreciation.'”
Ireland: Despite being born in Ethiopia, Ruth considers herself Irish | VIPIRELAND.COM
Having moved to Ireland from Ethiopia from a young age, the 34-year-old also admitted that she never felt out of place in Ireland but in fact very welcomed and she considers herself Irish.
“Growing up, I didn’t feel that Irish people were colour blind.
“There weren’t that many black people in Ireland. I moved there when I was three or four, so I suppose there is an exoticism to someone who is not from Ireland – that does not look the same – but I never felt uncomfortable in any way.
“I have a large family who were protective of me and I felt very welcomed in Ireland.
“I identify as Irish because that is where I feel most at home and it has contributed most to who I am.”
