Quotes by ethiopian authors

Some people say to me, 'You don't sound very Irish.' It's because I have this tendency to iron out my accent: not because I'm ashamed of it but because it makes my life easier if I don't keep having to repeat myself. Ruth Negga
Life Myself Me You People Some People My Life Say Easier Out People Say Some Having Tendency Accent Because Makes Sound Repeat Very Irish Iron Ashamed Keep
My favorite film is 'All About Eve'. Ruth Negga
Favorite About Eve Film
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
Love Myself You Business Love Is Thought Think Seven Must Pretence See About More Disappears Involved Get What You Love Movie Lovely Movie Star Really Working Star Ever Oscar
I use the term 'spine' for people when I think that they may seem on the surface sort of reticent, shy, self-deprecating, shying away from the spotlight. Quiet. Ruth Negga
People Think Spine Seem Term Self-Deprecating Sort Spotlight Surface Quiet May Use Away Shy
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? Ruth Negga
Time Me You People Sometimes Mouth Every Think Every Time Say Intrigued Tell Open Like Look Ireland Irish Where Story Explain Ask Then Really Whole Why
My family very much adored me, and at school, I was an object of fascination. Ruth Negga
Family Me School Object Adored Very Much Fascination
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
Three London Had Between Like Until Around Ireland Very Childhood Then Ethiopia Lived Four
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. Ruth Negga
Faith You Think Unknown Otherwise Further Easier Someone Risking Take Clearer Performance Leaps Make Because Authentic Often Want Anything Really Certain Who Away Play Amount
The idea that you must treat actors a certain way in order to get a performance out of them kind of disturbs me, and it's disregarding what we do. Our job is to do our job. Ruth Negga
Me You Treat Job Our Way Out Kind Must Idea Performance Get Order Them Certain Certain Way Actor
History is written by the winners. My job as an artist is to speak up for those who might be perceived as the losers. Or those who can't shout. Ruth Negga
History Speak Job Those Perceived Winners Written Losers Up Artist Might Shout Who
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
You People Sometimes Think Way Say Tell Kind Ability Able Some Only Pick Pick And Choose Know How How Many People Been The Only Thing Hold Create Choose Many Thing Necessarily Career
I was an attention seeker, always in trouble. Ruth Negga
Trouble Seeker Attention Always
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
Beautiful Appreciation People Words Word Boring Individual Feel Hijacked Like Involved Understand How Been Dull Subject Taste Lovely Really Use Who Actions Each Thing
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. Ruth Negga
Conversation Black Everywhere Visible About Faces Fact Terms Inequality Huge Race Should Need
I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough. Ruth Negga
Tough Which Public Speaking Public Speaking Shy
I think that is important, to not make people feel alien. Ruth Negga
People Alien Important Think Feel Make
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. Ruth Negga
You Amazing Think Spend Later Kids Kind Thousands Only Stuff Deal Years Just Therapy
I think it's a good thing for everybody that we see the entire world reflected back at us on our screens. Ruth Negga
Good World Think Everybody Back Our See Entire Entire World Good Thing Reflected Screens Us Thing
People have these ideas about comic books and their adaptations as flashy and sort of surface-y, broad-strokes-type projects, but they're not, really. Ruth Negga
People Books Projects About Ideas Sort Comic Comic Books Flashy Really Adaptation
I'm not the most articulate person. Ruth Negga
Most Articulate Person
America has a black president, but there are no black studio heads, and there just aren't that many black people working anywhere on film sets, let alone in positions of power in Hollywood. That's what needs to change. Ruth Negga
Alone Needs Change People Black Power Sets Positions President Studio Heads America Just Anywhere Hollywood Working Many Film Film Sets
The Paris Agreement underlines the urgency to implement climate action in support of sustainable development. Tedros Adhanom
Sustainable Development Action Paris Support Implement Development Climate Sustainable Urgency Agreement
Working together with our exceptional leadership team, our Ministry of Health was empowered to make smart investments that could unlock our potential by producing long-lasting health and economic benefits for all. Tedros Adhanom
Health Leadership Working Together Together Benefits Smart Our Unlock Ministry Potential Economic Economic Benefits Could Exceptional Investments Long-Lasting Make Empowered Working Producing Team
When people are healthy, their families, communities and countries thrive. Tedros Adhanom
People Thrive Healthy Countries Families Communities
Investing in girls and women is the smartest thing we can do, and will help us to improve opportunities for all people. With equal access to education, health care, employment, and representation in political and economic decision-making, girls and women are force to be reckoned with. Tedros Adhanom
Education Health Women People Political Opportunities Care Will Girl Reckoned All People Economic Investing Smartest Equal Employment Force Health Care Access Women Are Improve Representation Decision-Making Us Help Thing
Strong health and disease surveillance systems halt epidemics that take lives, disrupt economies, and pose global health security threats. Tedros Adhanom
Health Strong Systems Security Threats Take Economies Global Halt Surveillance Disease Epidemic Lives Disrupt Pose
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