Taraji P. Henson Quotes

United States, Actress
September 11, 1970

Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress, singer, and author. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She received praise for playing a prostitute in Hustle & Flow (2005) and a single mother of a disabled child in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008); for the latter, she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress; for the former, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination.

Also known as Singer, Television Actor, Film Actor, Author

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

Taraji P. Henson
- Mom
- Bike
- Never Forget
I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.

Taraji P. Henson
- People
- Silly
- Get

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
- Why
- Want
- Television
Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.

Taraji P. Henson
- God
- Love
- Free
I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.

Taraji P. Henson
- Love
- Play
- Superhero
Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.

Taraji P. Henson
- Passion
- Singing
- I Can
I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.

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- Family
- Because
- Busy
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
- Control
- Choices
- Negative

I prefer doing feature films.

Taraji P. Henson
- Doing
- Films
- Prefer
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
- Life
- School
- Home
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
- You
- Fast
- Pace
I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.

Taraji P. Henson
- People
- Good
- Work
I love New York. Love it.

Taraji P. Henson
- Love
- New
- New York
I don't ever want to feel complacent.

Taraji P. Henson
- Want
- Feel
- Complacent

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
- Work
- God
- Heart
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
- Work
- She
- Woman
I feel like we all have our skeletons.

Taraji P. Henson
- Like
- Feel
- I Feel Like
I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.

Taraji P. Henson
- Person
- Creative
- Busy
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
- Money
- Man
- Meet
A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.

Taraji P. Henson
- People
- Life
- Come

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

Taraji P. Henson
- Comedy
- Drama
- Doing
Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.

Taraji P. Henson
- Me
- Acting
- Very
Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.

Taraji P. Henson
- You
- Like
- Film
Most men are fragile.

Taraji P. Henson
- Men
- Most
- Fragile