I still see myself on TV and think, ‘Oh my God, I’m on a television, and there are millions of people watching,’ and I get really nervous and embarrassed and insecure. – Rutina Wesley
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. – Rutina Wesley
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
Doing a play is so fulfilling. Words cannot describe how I feel when I finish doing a play. – Rutina Wesley
I usually love to go bowling when I’m in Vegas. There’s something about Vegas and bowling, do you know what I mean? You know what I mean. Bowling is just the thing to do. – Rutina Wesley
It’s really maddening out there for dark-skinned actresses in terms of the opportunities we get. There’s just so much talent that is being overlooked. – Rutina Wesley
If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds. – Rutina Wesley
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. – Rutina Wesley