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" I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess. "
Rutina Wesley
I Think
Goddess
Think
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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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Sometimes
White
Story
" I want to do parts that are outside of the box. "
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Box
Want
Parts
" 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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Working
Trying
Her
" Who has ownership over stories these days? "
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Over
Ownership
Stories
" 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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Think
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Time
" 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
" 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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Broadway
Her
First
" I came out of the womb dancing. "
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Womb
I Came
Out
" When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson. "
Rutina Wesley
High
School
High School
" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
Job
I Can
Done
" At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know? "
Rutina Wesley
Face
Camera
Teach
" I was born to be on the stage. "
Rutina Wesley
Born
I Was Born
Stage
" Comic-Con is so much fun. "
Rutina Wesley
Much
Fun
Comic-Con
" Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up. "
Rutina Wesley
Help
Up
Raise
" 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
Me
Voice
" That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on. "
Rutina Wesley
Actor
Dream
Get
" Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes. "
Rutina Wesley
How
Music
Definitely
" My grandmother is very liberal, but... she still has her opinions. "
Rutina Wesley
She
Opinions
Grandmother
" Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett. "
Rutina Wesley
Household
Name
Viola
" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
Run
Car
Road
" I love 'Flashdance.' I thought it was so cool! "
Rutina Wesley
Love
I Love
Thought
" I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet. "
Rutina Wesley
You
Head
Find
" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
Vegas
You
Go
" I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50. "
Rutina Wesley
Always
Up
Deaf
" 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, you do it all so that if any job comes your way, you should be able to do it. "
Rutina Wesley
Learn
Feel
Training
" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
Reflection
Grateful
Life
" When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented. "
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Working
Stay
Positive
" Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film. "
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Better
Your
You
" I love Charles Fuller. "
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Charles
Love
I Love