Rutina Wesley: “You got one more time to call me ‘hooker’!”
NY Mag has a new interview with True Blood star Rutina Wesley who kicked off this season with a major character twist and nary a lip quiver.
Would you agree that, out of the entire True Blood cast, you probably have the most clips for your Emmy reel?
Yeah, totally! It’s like, “Well, let’s see: being duct-taped to a toilet or tied to a bed.” I never know what they’re gonna do, you know? The one time I was really surprised was in season two when we had to do those scenes out in the woods. [Laughs.] We were like, “Wait. What are we doing? This is an orgy scene!” But it’s True Blood. I’ve never questioned anything that they’ve given me.[Spoiler alert.] When producer Alan Ball said a character was coming out, everyone assumed it would be Jason. Were you surprised it was Tara?
It makes sense to me. I don’t think it’s all of a sudden her coming out. She’s a little more stable and calmer [this season], and the next thing she knew, love was in the air. She didn’t really know what to do with it, but to go with it.Will anything this season disrupt her calm?
I think Tara’s always gonna be Tara. She’s always gonna be feisty. She’s very sassy, which I love. Tara is the voice of reason at times, because she just tells it like it is. She has learned to handle things in a different way, but she is gonna get caught up in things that are going to challenge her. There’s gonna be lots of tension. There’s definitely drama.
