Quotes by Rutina Wesley

About Rutina Wesley:

Rutina Wesley is an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood.
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I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50.

Rutina Wesley

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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Who has ownership over stories these days?

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If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a chameleon. I want to be that versatile actor who can do anything - that's why you learn fifty different dialects, you do Shakespeare, you do commedia, yo...

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At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?

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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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Dance is in my background.

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I don't have an 'actor cry.'

Rutina Wesley

I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet.

Rutina Wesley

Comic-Con is so much fun.

Rutina Wesley

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.

Rutina Wesley

Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play.

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I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess.

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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 ...

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I was born to be on the stage.

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If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds.

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I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school.

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I want to do parts that are outside of the box.

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Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up.

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I came out of the womb dancing.

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Author Bio

  • NameRutina Wesley
  • Descriptionactress
  • BornFebruary 1, 1979
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor