Taraji P. Henson
Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.Collection: God
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.Collection: Time
It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.Collection: Happiness
Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.Collection: Mom
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.Collection: Famous
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!Collection: Car
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.Collection: Sad
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.
I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
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!
A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
I'm nothing without God.
I feel like we all have our skeletons.
Well, for one, I don't judge my characters.
I don't ever want to feel complacent.
I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.
I love New York. Love it.
I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.
Most men are fragile.
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.
I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out.
When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball. I don't have a lot of time to think about me.
With TV, you get on a show and you're there for 11 years playing the same character. I would pull my hair out. Yes, the money is good. But I'm really not in this business to chase dollars.
I'm not interested in disposable music.
I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
I prefer doing feature films.
The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere.
Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.
I've been doing a lot of drama, but I feel like comedy is my strength.
I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.
Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
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 don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.
Something happens to a woman when she can't reproduce. I've not had to walk that path, but I can only imagine when your organs don't work and how that could make you feel.
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.
I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
I'm a character actor.
Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.
Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.
I'm always confident when I sign up for a project that it's going to be good. That's why I sign up for it.
With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking.
I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing, and seeing how far I can go.Collection: Challenges
I don't think about other people. They are not walking in my shoes. They are not paying my bills. What makes me happy is when I do what I like to do, for me.Collection: Thinking
You could be laughing one day about the same issues that you're crying about the next day, so that's life.Collection: Next Day
What gives me the greatest satisfaction is the number of people I can affect with my gift, with what I do. That's the most important thing to me, more important than any trophy or award.Collection: Giving
There is always going to be love versus hate; we struggle with that as humans within ourselves every day; as a society, we have to struggle. So when you wake up, you have to decide which side you're going to be on. Hopefully, that side is positive, so you do the work and hope that your legacy will help change things.Collection: Hate