Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesley
Rutina Wesleyis an American film, stage, and television actress best known for her role as Tara Thornton on the HBO series True Blood...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth1 February 1979
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
mattered tells
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.
positive
When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.
box hard latina looks role
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.
fifty job trained versatile
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.
move
At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?
continue inspired stay sure theater
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.
definitely
When I got into high school, my favorite artist was definitely Janet Jackson.
love
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.
jack raise
Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up.
movies
I always tell other young actors to go to school, or at least watch movies to learn as much as you can.
almost
'True Blood' allows you to be big, so it's almost like you're on stage, and I'm comfortable with that.
household
Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett.
trying faces half
Kristin Bauer is so funny. Half the time I'm working with her I'm just trying to keep a straight face.
las-vegas theatre born
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.