A biography for Rutina Wesleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Dance is in my background.”
“Music is definitely influential on how I approach my scenes.”
“New York is home to me.”
“Viola Davis should be a household name. So should Angela Bassett.”
“I love 'Flashdance.' I thought it was so cool!”
“Who has ownership over stories these days?”
“I always have my Beats by Dr. Dre headphones turned up high. I'll probably be deaf by age 50.”
“I grew up with a wide range of music.”
“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.'”
“I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess.”
“Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play.”
“I love Charles Fuller.”
“I was born to be on the stage.”
“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 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.'”
“I came out of the womb dancing.”
“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.”
“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!”
“'True Blood' allows you to be big, so it's almost like you're on stage, and I'm comfortable with that.”
“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.”