Taraji P. Henson Quotes

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

I don't ever want to feel complacent.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.

- Taraji P. Henson

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!

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm not interested in disposable music.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

I feel like we all have our skeletons.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

I prefer doing feature films.

- Taraji P. Henson

The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere.

- Taraji P. Henson

I love New York. Love it.

- Taraji P. Henson

Most men are fragile.

- Taraji P. Henson

Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.

- Taraji P. Henson

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!

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.

- Taraji P. Henson

I've been doing a lot of drama, but I feel like comedy is my strength.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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.

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

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

- Taraji P. Henson

I'm a character actor.

- Taraji P. Henson