Entertainment Weekly Interview

Ruth, Joel and Jeff offer their insight on how each researched and worked to fairly and naturally portray Mildred and Richard Loving.

Per writer/director Jeff Nichols "I tried to understand the essence of who Richard and Mildred were."

Joel Edgerton adds "The real challenge for me with Richard was...he wasn't the poster child for the revolution. He never wanted to be...And the risk was that that reluctance to be that public figure would translate as an embarrassment or a shame."