EJ Scott, boyfriend of Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica), interviews interesting people on his “Scratch the Surface” Podcast. Yesterday, EJ interviewed True Blood’s Rutina Wesley about a lot of things including her time on True Blood as Tara Thornton.
***Spoiler Alert*** - Do not listen to this podcast unless you have already seen the first episode of True Blood Season 7. You have been warned!
Rutina also discusses the first episode of True Blood’s Season 7 and it’s first scene.
Ej and Rutina talk about:
- her rise to the public spotlight,
- auditioning for True Blood,
- the advice Alan Ball gave her at the audition,
- what she has learned about herself from playing Tara,
- going to Julliard in New York City,
- meeting True Blood co-star Nelsan Ellis at Julliard,
- growing up in Las Vegas with performing parents,
- seeing her dad dance on Star Search when she was 6 years old,
- working with Patricia Clarkson, Julianne Moore, and Bill Nighy,
- how she would love to be Julia Roberts in Notting Hill (acting wise)
- a new film she did “13 Sins,”
- going to college in Indiana and being the only black girl at the school, and being close to a popular KKK town,
- her recent divorce,
- the first episode of True Blood season 7
LISTEN, and ENJOY!!!
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Also, be sure to listen to EJ’s other podcasts because those are pretty amazing also.