American - Actress | February 1, 1979 -
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.
Rutina Wesley
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New York is home to me.
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Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.
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Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes.
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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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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.
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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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Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up.
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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.
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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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I came out of the womb dancing.
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I was a very driven young person.
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