Taraji P. Henson Quotes
I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
Quotes to Explore
-
I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.
-
If I really believe that visual representation and narrative are ways to convey important, complex ideas, and if the world is gravitating toward this form, then geez, I better do it myself. I want to do it myself.
-
When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music.
-
I'm not on fire for the Lord, so I tried to make myself generate this fire for the Lord.
-
When you're a producer and an artist you're very critical of yourself. I like to produce other people, but I'm not that good at producing myself.
-
I've got nothing very original to say myself.
-
I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.
-
For a North Korean watcher, seeing 'The Interview' is like seeing an earnest endeavor reflected back through a freak-show mirror.
-
I love talking about myself.
-
I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.
-
I'm guilty of it myself, sort of thinking, 'Classic novels: snoozeville.' But there is a huge amount of wonderful material.
-
Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
-
Obviously, you want to honour the sound of your music, but I'm definitely open to trying new things and making myself use a different palette of sounds.
-
I was never a big fan of horror. I got into it making these films, but I don't ever see myself doing slasher movies. The kind of horror film I like is 'The Shining.' I don't really like slashers, but I love thrillers with tension.
-
I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
-
College wasn't something I saw myself doing.
-
I have to remind myself when I'm on a job and I'm feeling a lull in attitude or confidence or whatever, I'm there for a reason. I have to constantly remind myself of these almost corny Pinterest mantras, like 'You are worthy.'
-
I don't take myself too seriously.
-
I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.
-
In a typically contradictory move, globalisation, while promoting economic integration among elites, has exacerbated sectarianism everywhere else.
-
Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
-
I have to take it as a given that I have got a certain ability to do something. I can be an artist, which is take something and transform it into another thing. I can just see something, and I can see my painting.
-
People keep asking me ...How to instantly become a better writer? It’s simple: Use "power words" and see for yourself.
-
I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
