Taraji P. Henson Quotes

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• 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

  Choices, Forward Movement, Sides

  "Taraji Henson Defies Odds On And Off Screen". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. February 19, 2009.

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

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  Challenges, Challenging Myself, Pushing

  "Exclusive: Taraji P. Henson Talks PERSON OF INTEREST and LARRY CROWNE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 1, 2011.

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• 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.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Thinking, People, Make Me Happy

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• 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

  Sad, Looks, May

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Lying, Men, Hands

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Taraji P. Henson

  Love, Love Is, Given

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Mean, Dark, Journey

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You could be laughing one day about the same issues that you're crying about the next day, so that's life.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Next Day, Issues, Laughing

  "Interview: Taraji P. Henson Talks ‘No Good Deed’ and a Woman’s Intuition (In Theaters Today)". Interview with Nijla Mumin, blogs.indiewire.com. September 12, 2014.

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• 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.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Giving, People, Important

  Source: aalbc.com

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• 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.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Hate, Struggle, Legacy

  Source: www.hollywood.com

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• People live by example. I can't tell you, "You can be anything," if I shot my own dreams down or was too afraid to go after them.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Dream, People, Live By

  Source: www.glamour.com

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

  Taraji P. Henson

  Who I Am, The End Of The Day, Good Person

  Twitter post from Apr 2, 2015

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• My first big heartbreak proved to me that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Stronger, Big Heart

  Source: aalbc.com

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• 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

  Men, Sky, Car

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I really wish Hollywood would stop labeling movies, especially movies with predominantly black casts. Then, it makes others feel like, "Oh, well, that's not for me." At the end of the day, everybody understands love, loss, pain and heartbreak. That's not a color.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Pain, Loss, Color

  "Taraji P. Henson Talks THINK LIKE A MAN, PERSON OF INTEREST, Upcoming NO GOOD DEED, and Her Wish to Play Either Whitney Houston or a Superhero". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 16, 2012.

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• I'm not twentysomething. I'm not trying to find myself - I know exactly who I am and exactly what I want. And I don't want a fan. I want a man who understands me, who challenges me, who calls me on my sh-t instead of letting me get away with it because I'm supposed to be a star. I want a best friend.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Men, Challenges, Trying

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• 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

  Art, Two, People

  "Taraji P. Henson Talks THINK LIKE A MAN, PERSON OF INTEREST, Upcoming NO GOOD DEED, and Her Wish to Play Either Whitney Houston or a Superhero". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 16, 2012.

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

  Taraji P. Henson

  Mom, Riding, Never Forget

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Children, Responsibility, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When I was growing up, no one ever said to me, "You cannot do math because you're a girl." But, there was an understanding growing up that math and science were for boys. Somebody lied to me because Katherine Johnson woman exists, all of these women existed.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Girl, Growing Up, Math

  Source: www.hollywood.com

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• I feel like I'm already a winner. I've made so many dreams come true. I'm here. Whether you walk away with a statue [ Emmy]or not, you shouldn't make it about it that necessarily. Everyone who's here in this house tonight is a winner.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Dream, House, Tonight

  "Taraji P. Henson on Possibly Making Emmys History: 'I Don't Want to Make It About a Material Thing'". Interview with Nancy O'Dell, www.etonline.com. September 20, 2015.

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• I'm pretty much the same. I'm consistent. There aren't two mes. There is only one me. I can only be myself, and that's who I always am whether I'm at home or on the carpet.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Home, Consistent, Carpet

  Source: aalbc.com

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• I'm constantly proving myself. I have to always prove myself. There are roles where I feel like, "That should have been a straight offer. Why am I having to call my people and fight for it?"

  Taraji P. Henson

  Fighting, Should Have, People

  "Taraji P. Henson Talks THINK LIKE A MAN, PERSON OF INTEREST, Upcoming NO GOOD DEED, and Her Wish to Play Either Whitney Houston or a Superhero". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 16, 2012.

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• I like to be scared. I don't like feeling like "Oh, this is going to be a walk in the park". If I ever get to that place, I'll just stop acting.

  Taraji P. Henson

  Feelings, Acting, Parks

  "Comic-Con 2011: Jonathan Nolan, Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, and Taraji P. Henson Talk PERSON OF INTEREST & the Creepiness of Modern Surveillance". Interview with Jason Barr, collider.com. July 26, 2011.

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

  Taraji P. Henson

  Character, People, Watches

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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