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“I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with.” quote by Ruth Negga — Download Open image

“I am not hugely famous; I am not a name. For me, it's not the size of the role, it's the material and the people you are working with.”

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