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" That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on. "
Rutina Wesley
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" I was born to be on the stage. "
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" 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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" I love Charles Fuller. "
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Love
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" Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play. "
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I Feel
Play
Feel
" 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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Long
Film
Good
" New York is home to me. "
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New York
York
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" 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
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" 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. "
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Reflection
Grateful
Life
" Comic-Con is so much fun. "
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Much
Fun
Comic-Con
" 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
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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
" 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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Young
School
Learn
" I really love Adina Porter. "
Rutina Wesley
Really
Love
Porter
" Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me. "
Rutina Wesley
Staying
Been
Easy
" I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies. "
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Romantic
Hill
Comedy
" If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds. "
Rutina Wesley
People
Losing
Walking
" Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up. "
Rutina Wesley
Help
Up
Raise
" At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know? "
Rutina Wesley
Face
Camera
Teach
" I love 'Flashdance.' I thought it was so cool! "
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Love
I Love
Thought
" I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school. "
Rutina Wesley
Dancing
High School
School
" My legs are actually my favorite feature. "
Rutina Wesley
Feature
Actually
Favorite
" 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
" 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
" 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
Me
Someone
Cool
" 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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God
Oh
Think
" I want to do parts that are outside of the box. "
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Box
Want
Parts
" Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes. "
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How
Music
Definitely
" I don't have an 'actor cry.' "
Rutina Wesley
Actor
Cry
" 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. "
Rutina Wesley
Heart
Always
Loved
" Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff. "
Rutina Wesley
Musical Theater
Musicals
Favorite