True Blood's Rutina Wesley Interviewed By Media Blvd Magazine
October/26/08 22:27 Filed in: Off-Site
Christina Radish has posted an interview with Rutina Wesley, Tara in True Blood. Rutina talks about her career, True Blood, and more!
“MediaBlvd> As an actor, how do you play a character that’s so abrasive, but still make her so endearing, at the same time?
Rutina> Because she’s a human. As human beings, we have an array of emotions and, sometimes, you can see a character played on one note and you lose sympathy for them. I didn’t want Tara to just be this loud-mouthed, mean girl, throughout the entire season. I wanted her to have range, and I wanted her to be more like a human being would be. She feels, and it’s not always anger. I just tried to soften her, when those moments came up in the script, as best I could, and made sure that her vulnerability shines through more than her anger does, so that the audience can sympathize with her. The writing is great. They write these incredible things for her. She says some incredible stuff.”
Full Article:
http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/rutina_wesley_in_true_blood_200810261384.html
“MediaBlvd> As an actor, how do you play a character that’s so abrasive, but still make her so endearing, at the same time?
Rutina> Because she’s a human. As human beings, we have an array of emotions and, sometimes, you can see a character played on one note and you lose sympathy for them. I didn’t want Tara to just be this loud-mouthed, mean girl, throughout the entire season. I wanted her to have range, and I wanted her to be more like a human being would be. She feels, and it’s not always anger. I just tried to soften her, when those moments came up in the script, as best I could, and made sure that her vulnerability shines through more than her anger does, so that the audience can sympathize with her. The writing is great. They write these incredible things for her. She says some incredible stuff.”
Full Article:
http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/rutina_wesley_in_true_blood_200810261384.html
