▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁great ▁actors ." ▁After ▁she ▁successfully ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁M ild red , ▁Nich ols ▁sent ▁Neg ga ▁ex cer pts ▁of ▁his ▁yet - to - be - fin ished ▁screen play ▁and ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Nancy ▁Bu ir ski ' s ▁The ▁L oving ▁Story ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁Of ▁Neg ga ' s ▁aud ition , ▁Nich ols ▁stated , ▁" R uth ▁had ▁the ▁voice , ▁she ▁had ▁the ▁post ure , ▁the ▁fa cial ▁expressions . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁after ▁we ▁were ▁done ▁and ▁I ▁started ▁to ▁speak ▁with ▁her ▁that ▁I ▁realized ▁she ▁had ▁an ▁Irish ▁acc ent ▁... ▁She ▁was ▁M ild red . ▁When ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁room ▁I ▁turned ▁to ▁[ Green ] ▁and ▁[ M ais ler ] ▁and ▁said , ▁' Well , ▁do ▁we ▁really ▁have ▁to ▁see ▁anyone ▁else ? '" ▁On ▁what ▁attract ed ▁her ▁to ▁Nich ols ' ▁film , ▁and ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁M ild red , ▁Neg ga ▁stated , ▁" I ' ve ▁never ▁seen ▁that ▁kind ▁of ▁story ▁told ▁in ▁this ▁manner ▁before . ▁You ▁know , ▁the ▁screen play ▁is ▁so ▁beautiful ▁and ▁I ▁wanted ▁very ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁that . ▁Having ▁become ▁familiar ▁with ▁them , ▁I ▁think ▁their ▁story ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁told ▁and ▁shared ▁and ▁hon ored ▁and ▁celebrated ." ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁M ild red , ▁Neg ga ▁stated , ▁" M ild red ▁was