Taraji P. Henson

Actress

91 Quotes

I'm nothing without God.

I feel like we all have our skeletons.

I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games.

With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking.

I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or by myself. I just really enjoy it.

At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

Well, for one, I don't judge my characters.

Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.

At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I'm gone, I'm in love, and I give it my all!

I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we haven't seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross 'cause she's an icon. I'm salivating to do that.

A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!

I prefer doing feature films.

Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.

I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.

Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.

Humans have a light side and a dark side, and it's up to us to choose which way we're going to live our lives. Even if you start out on the dark side, it doesn't mean you have to continue your journey that way. You always have time to turn it around.

If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.

I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.

I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.

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