Terrence Howard
Born on March 11, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois, Terrence Howard has built a career spanning film, television, voice acting, singing, and producing. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame stands as a formal marker of his sustained presence across multiple entertainment disciplines.
Howard received his education at Pratt Institute, after which he pursued work as an actor in both film and television. His career developed across these two parallel tracks, with Howard taking on roles in front of the camera while also extending his professional activities into production. He has worked as both a film producer and a television producer, occupying creative roles on both sides of the camera throughout his career.
In addition to his on-screen work as a film actor and television actor, Howard has also worked as a voice actor, further broadening the range of his professional output. His work as a singer represents yet another dimension of his public career, reflecting activity in the music space alongside his sustained engagement with screen performance. As a United States citizen working primarily in the English language, Howard has operated within the mainstream of American entertainment across several decades.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame star serves as a concrete recognition of Howard's contributions across the acting and entertainment fields. His training at Pratt Institute, combined with his subsequent work as an actor, producer, and singer in both film and television, marks a career that has extended across a wide range of roles and formats within the American entertainment industry.
Quotes by Terrence Howard
I can't tell you if one day I'll be standing up there with an Oscar or directing, but I am going to be the best human being I possibly can.
All the things we have to remember, and I've mentioned this before, is that we're all artists.
And, so yeah, I'll always want to work in independent films because you're not forced into a category or a formula.
I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don't even understand that which they know.
I'm trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family.
Every little job becomes a dream, and you don't recall it anymore, and maybe you might have a deja vu moment, but it's like something you dreamed earlier.
No, most of the decisions that I make with regard to taking roles, I just look for something that's challenging, something that I think I can accomplish, you know.
My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me.