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" 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. "

Rutina Wesley

Broadway

Her

First

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Cry

" 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. "

" 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! "

Rutina Wesley

Someone

Cool

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I was born to be on the stage. "

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

" I always tell other young actors to go to school, or at least watch movies to learn as much as you can. "

" I came out of the womb dancing. "

" My legs are actually my favorite feature. "

" Comic-Con is so much fun. "

" New York is home to me. "

" I was a very driven young person. "

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

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

" Dance is in my background. "

Rutina Wesley

Background

Dance

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

" When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson. "

" Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack? "

" Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff. "

" It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

Rutina Wesley

Look

Voice

" You know, it cuts both ways... no one wants to lose a job, but everybody wants to work. "