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" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
God
Think
Television
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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 the story that they have to tell. "
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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. "
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" Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff. "
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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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" Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack? "
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" 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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" That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on. "
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" 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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" 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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Voice
" My grandmother is very liberal, but... she still has her opinions. "
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She
Opinions
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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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" I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school. "
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High School
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" I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet. "
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Head
Find
" 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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Time
" I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies. "
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" I grew up with a wide range of music. "
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Wide Range
Wide
" 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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Just
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Opportunities
" I was born to be on the stage. "
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I Was Born
Stage
" I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess. "
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I Think
Goddess
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" My legs are actually my favorite feature. "
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Actually
Favorite
" 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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Oh
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" 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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Idols
Just
Up
" It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die. "
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Somebody
Die
Be True
" When I was 7, an old lady was driving too fast in my neighborhood and hit me with her car. I was running out of the house, and when I got halfway into the street, my mom saw the car and yelled for me to run back. As I turned around the car hit me, dragged me five houses down the road, and I fractured my collarbone. "
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" When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson. "
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High
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" 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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" 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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" I want to do parts that are outside of the box. "
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" 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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" Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me. "
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