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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. "

Taraji P. Henson

Character

Hair

Money

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

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

" 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. "

" When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I'm gone, I'm in love, and I give it my all! "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I love New York. Love it. "

" 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. "

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

" With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking. "

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

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

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

" Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion. "

" 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 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'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. "

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

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