Taraji P. Henson Quotes
I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.
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That's the joy of getting to be an actor - getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.
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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what's going on.
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Raining on parades requires no skill or effort on the part of a politician.
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I would say that Juventus is a myth not only in Italy, because it's the most loved team in Italy, but also around the world. And it has been in my family since birth.
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I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.
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If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.
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You have to ask yourself if you want to be the kind of actress who's interesting, or the kind of actress who's meant to play the pretty-but-uninteresting wife of a chubby guy on a network sitcom.
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I believe that given the audience attention level, we could do an even more compelling 90 minutes.
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Just do what you believe in, and success will follow.
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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I believe much of the pain of a breakup comes from having a life plan that you have fallen in love with. When it does not work out, you become angry that you now have to pursue a new life plan.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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I think feminism is that you just have to stick it all out. I remember this one time when someone interviewed me, and I was young, and they said, 'Do you see yourself as a feminist?' And I was like, 'I don't know. I'm not really comfortable calling myself a feminist.'
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it.
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The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.
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It used to be if you wanted something nice to wear, you would sew it yourself for your body type. Women before the 20th century didn't have this problem. Now, it seems we're all squeezed into random designs. They're designed for no one.
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Islam does not believe in democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or freedom of assembly. It does not separate religion and politics. It is partly a religion, but it is much more than that. It has a political agenda that goes far outside the realm of religion.
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American parents, teachers, and children were far more likely than their Japanese and Chinese counterparts to believe that mathematical ability is innate; if you have it, you don’t have to work hard, and if you don’t have it, there’s no point in trying. In contrast, most Asians regard math success, like achievement in any other domain, as a matter of persistence and plain hard work. Of course you will make mistakes as you go along; that’s how you learn and improve. It doesn’t mean you are stupid.
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I’m a confident player, I know I can score. I don’t think anyone can guard me consistently off the dribble. But I’m a team player.
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Drama is not hard for me. It just didn't seem hard.
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I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.
