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" 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. "

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" With TV, you get on a show and you're there for 11 years playing the same character. I would pull my hair out. Yes, the money is good. But I'm really not in this business to chase dollars. "

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Hair

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" The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere. "

" I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games. "

" I don't ever want to feel complacent. "

" Something happens to a woman when she can't reproduce. I've not had to walk that path, but I can only imagine when your organs don't work and how that could make you feel. "

" I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy. "

" I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant. "

" Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink. "

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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. "

" I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy. "

" 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. "

" I feel like we all have our skeletons. "

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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. "

" 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

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" I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get. "

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

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

" I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt. "

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

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

" I'm always confident when I sign up for a project that it's going to be good. That's why I sign up for it. "

" Well, for one, I don't judge my characters. "

" 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. "

" I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself. "

" 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. "

" I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out. "

" I'm a character actor. "

" Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names. "

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