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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. "

Rutina Wesley

Run

Car

Road

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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

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

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God

Think

" I really love Adina Porter. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" I'd love to do another film version of 'Romeo & Juliet.' I'm not too picky as long as it's a good story. "

" I don't have an 'actor cry.' "

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Actor

Cry

" 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. "

" 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! "

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Someone

Cool

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

" New York is home to me. "

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

" The theatre at my school was awesome. It was a 1,400-seat auditorium, so, being in that auditorium at 17, and having, like, 1,400 people cheer for you was, like, one of the most amazing feelings that I've ever felt, energy-wise. It just felt right. "

" 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. "

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

" Kristin Bauer is so funny. Half the time I'm working with her I'm just trying to keep a straight face. "

" I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50. "

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Always

Deaf

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

" When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented. "

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