100 Quotes by Taraji P. Henson

I don’t think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don’t have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.

I hate when things get labeled as “black movies.” I don’t say, “Oh, this weekend, I want to see an all-white movie,” or “I want to see a black movie.” I just go to a movie because I saw the previews and I relate to it. I want to see it because the previews look interesting.

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.

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.

When I come home, it’s about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball. I don’t have a lot of time to think about me.

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’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.

Improvisation helps because you get what’s on the page and you make it a little more palatable to your tongue. And that’s the beauty of creating and being spontaneous. That’s the way I love to work.

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