A biography for Rutina Wesleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Staying in Vegas would've been too easy for me.”
“Hollywood can jack you up and then help you fall, but it can also raise you up.”
“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 worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school.”
“For me, I have this tough exterior and these Angela Bassett arms, and people think, 'Oh, my God, Rutina's tough.'”
“That's an actor's dream to get something meaty and juicy and challenging to work on.”
“I think that as a young lady, you start off not knowing what you want to do, and then you kinda arrive at yourself by the time you're 17 or 18, hopefully. And that's what I did.”
“You know, it cuts both ways... no one wants to lose a job, but everybody wants to work.”
“Comic-Con is so much fun.”
“I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies.”
“I don't have an 'actor cry.'”
“Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.”
“I'm a sneaker head. You'll find more sneakers than heels in my closet.”
“I used to love Jem and the Holograms. I think if they were doing a concert, I would stand in line to see Jem and the Holograms.”
“Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.”
“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 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.”
“When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.”
“If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds.”
“Kristin Bauer is so funny. Half the time I'm working with her I'm just trying to keep a straight face.”