Top 59 Rutina Wesley Quotes
#1. It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die.
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#3. I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school.
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#4. 'True Blood' allows you to be big, so it's almost like you're on stage, and I'm comfortable with that.
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#6. I've always loved who I loved, and it never mattered to me where they were from. That's how it should be: wherever your heart tells you to go, you go.
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#8. I always tell other young actors to go to school, or at least watch movies to learn as much as you can.
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#9. Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me.
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#10. I could be ordering ham at the deli, and someone will turn around and look at me and kind of stare. They'll just look at me like, 'I know I know your voice, and I know I know your face.'
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#11. I used to love Jem and the Holograms. I think if they were doing a concert, I would stand in line to see Jem and the Holograms.
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#12. It's really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There's just so much talent that is being overlooked.
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#14. I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job.
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#15. The theatre at my school was awesome. It was a 1,400-seat auditorium, so, being in that auditorium at 17, and having, like, 1,400 people cheer for you was, like, one of the most amazing feelings that I've ever felt, energy-wise. It just felt right.
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#17. Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.
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#18. I did my first Broadway play, 'The Vertical Hour,' in 2006, with Julianne Moore, who's always been one of my favorite actresses. My scene was with her, so it was nerve-racking.
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#20. At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?
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#22. When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.
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#23. People can be really mean - they say the most vicious things.
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#25. Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?
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#26. You know, it cuts both ways ... no one wants to lose a job, but everybody wants to work.
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#27. Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up.
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#29. I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies.
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#31. When I studied at Juilliard, I did a lot of pushups and became this diesel machine. I was really big and was like, 'This is not a good look for an ingenue.'
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#32. Fiona Shaw is one of my idols. She's phenomenatastic. I just make up a word for her - that's how much I love her.
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#33. I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50.
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#34. I enjoy working with Deborah Ann, I think she's brilliant. It's been a joy.
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#35. I'd love to do another film version of 'Romeo & Juliet.' I'm not too picky as long as it's a good story.
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#36. I want to do parts that are outside of the box.
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#38. For me, I have this tough exterior and these Angela Bassett arms, and people think, 'Oh, my God, Rutina's tough.'
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#40. When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson.
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#41. Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play.
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#42. I always try to make sure that I stay connected to theater so I continue to be inspired. Not that I'm not inspired by television.
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#43. My body is a reflection of how grateful I am for my life and my health; there are a lot of people less fortunate than me.
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#44. If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds.
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#45. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and then I left there to go to the University of Evansville where I majored in theatre.
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#46. Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.
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#47. I still see myself on TV and think, 'Oh my God, I'm on a television, and there are millions of people watching,' and I get really nervous and embarrassed and insecure.
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#48. I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet.
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#49. I think that as a young lady, you start off not knowing what you want to do, and then you kinda arrive at yourself by the time you're 17 or 18, hopefully. And that's what I did.
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#50. Kristin Bauer is so funny. Half the time I'm working with her I'm just trying to keep a straight face.
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#51. I love 'Flashdance.' I thought it was so cool!
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#52. I usually love to go bowling when I'm in Vegas. There's something about Vegas and bowling, do you know what I mean? You know what I mean. Bowling is just the thing to do.
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#53. I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job!
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#54. Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes.
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#55. Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett.
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#57. That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on.
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#58. I'm all about the crossover. The role doesn't necessarily have to be white or Latina or black. It could be anything. But it's hard in Hollywood, because sometimes it's all about the box office. Or all about looks and things like that. It's not about the story that they have to tell.
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#59. My grandmother is very liberal, but ... she still has her opinions.
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