Rutina Wesley Quotes

It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.

Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing.

I like playwriting because it's rooted in a single location with actors standing talking to each other.

Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show.

Tortured characters are, I think, an actor's dream.

Give me meaty roles, and I'll sink my teeth into them!

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

Reading great dialogue as an actor is such a rare privilege.

I'm a dramatist.

I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite.

I'd play the same character for ten years if the words and the moments that I'm playing are authentic.

Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.

Each time that you're playing a character, it's hard to pick a favorite.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

If a great part comes up and the guy's meant to have an Eastern European accent, great; but if it's a bad part I won't take it.

What I ended up doing was becoming an actor who didn't mind doing other people's words.

To have a part that is written for you certainly helps an actor.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it's comedy or drama - I think timing is important in either. But for me, it's all about having a character to work on.

'Ugly Betty' has been the most important thing I've ever done, easily. I was able to do more with one character than I can ever imagine doing again - Hilda was hilariously funny and emotionally deep... I really got to showcase what I could do with a character.

If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I guess becomes an action film.

The role of an actor is to make every character believable.

I like it when actors get an opportunity to chew into something. They love scenes with beginnings, middles, and ends - scenes that give an arc to their characters and allow audiences to get to know these people.

I love playing really strung out characters, and characters that are really pushed to their limits and losing their mind. I think that's wonderful. To be able to lose it, in many ways, is just great fun to do.