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" People can be really mean - they say the most vicious things. "

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

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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. "

" 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 a very driven young person. "

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

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

" I was born to be on the stage. "

" 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.' "

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

" I grew up with a wide range of music. "

" 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. "

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

" For me, I have this tough exterior and these Angela Bassett arms, and people think, 'Oh, my God, Rutina's tough.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" Comic-Con is so much fun. "

" 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. "

" Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me. "

" My grandmother is very liberal, but... she still has her opinions. "

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

" Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes. "

" 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. "

" 'True Blood' allows you to be big, so it's almost like you're on stage, and I'm comfortable with that. "

" 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 came out of the womb dancing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "