“We got to know each other just hanging out in Virginia on a research trip. The moment I m
“We got to know each other just hanging out in Virginia on a research trip. The moment I met [Ruth] I realised she was perfect for who she was playing, and there was a quality of transformation and excellence that I hadn’t been around much.” “The big thing was we felt like we were the two lucky, privileged kids in class who’d been given this special pass by the teacher to do a special thing. Beyond that, we felt we needed to be very dedicated in order to [leave] the right legacy. That brought us together, and we also really liked and loved each other as people.”– Joel Edgerton on the bond he and Ruth Negga created which allowed them to portray Richard and Mildred Loving so beautifully -- source link
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