List of Taraji P. Henson Quotes

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.

I Think I'm A Better Comedic Actress Than I Am A Dramatic Actress, But Everybody Believes I'm This Dramatic Actress And I'll Take It.

It's An Important Moment [win An Emmy]. I Just Feel Like I Want It To Happen Tonight, Either For Myself Or Viola [davis] So We Can Get Past It, So It's Not Big News Anymore. I Mean, It Is 2015. We Have A Black President.

On My Ipad, And I'm Quite A Fool For This, But I Use Post-it Notes To Cover Up The Camera. It's Just Weird With That Little Eye There And Sometimes It'll Be Green And I Know I Didn't Turn It On. It's Very Spooky.

With Camera Phones And, You Know, Ipad's And Cameras At Stoplights, It's Like I Just Want To Drive Around With A Bag On My Head Because I Just Feel Like Everyone's Watching.

I Talked To Katherine Johnson, And I Tried To Make It Weighty By Asking Things Like, "how As A Black Woman Did You Do Your Work In Nasa? They Were Misogynistic, And I'm Sure You Got Called The N-word." She Was Just Like, "well, That Was The Way It Was. I Just Did My Job. I Wanted To Do My Job." She Was Just So Humble.

When You Are Portraying A Person That Is Very Real, In My Case, Katherine Johnson Is Still Alive, She Is 98-years Old; There Is A Responsibility To Get It Right. I Guess The Biggest Thing That I Took Away From Katherine Was Her Humility. When You Talk About Superheroes There Are Selfless, They Don't Think About Themselves, They Put Humanity First.

In My Mind I'm Like, "no, Katherine Johnson It Was You. It Was Your Mind Alone That Got John Glenn To Orbit The Earth." He Didn't Say, "go Get So In So." He Said, "go Get That Smart Girl." But That Fact That That She Sees The "we" In "i," Blew Me Away.

I Would Have To Say Movies Are My Favorite. I Love Doing Tv, Too, But It's Always Rush, Rush, Rush. With A Feature Film, Those Moments And Scenes Get A Chance To Breathe, Because You Don't Have To Accomplish As Much In One Day.

I'm Always Talking To The Writers Because I Find It So Fascinating, How They're Able To Go To These Different Levels With The Different Stories, And Have All These Layers To Peel Back.

When I Go Home To Visit, They Never Treat Me Like A Celebrity. They Still Treat Me Like Tj. If I Leave Dishes In The Sink, They'll Let Me Know.

So Much Could Go Wrong On A Date. What If He Turns Out To Be A Jerk? [you Need] A Back-up Plan, Just In Case He Doesn't Work Out, You Can Move On To The Back-up Plan.