A biography for Wes Studihasn’t been written yet.
“Irony is one of my favorite aspects of life.”
“I'm Cherokee, and there were times when social expansion was something that is needed by a cultural group or a national group.”
“The western has always been, for me, the bread and butter. It's the easiest place for an identifiable Native American to be able to work. But I do yearn to be known as an actor rather than a 'Native American actor.'”
“I like to be able to raise people's consciousness, yes. And to remind that those of us involved in the receiving end of the oppression, we have a duty.”
“National sovereignty can only be achieved after self-sovereignty.”
“We have a responsibility to Mother Earth to protect it as much as possible.”
“I think that's every actor's dream, actually: to play lead parts.”
“I feel very fortunate that I was able to be cast in roles that showed the humanity, if you will, of usually stereotypical Indian characters that made up a lot of film, like the Pawnee in 'Dances with Wolves.'”