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I don't think about other people. They are not walking in my shoes. They are not paying my bills. What makes me happy is when I do what I like to do, for me.

Taraji P. Henson

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Taraji P. Henson
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 11
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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.
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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.
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I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing, and seeing how far I can go.
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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.
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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.
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What gives me the greatest satisfaction is the number of people I can affect with my gift, with what I do. That's the most important thing to me, more important than any trophy or award.
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Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.
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I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
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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.
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I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.
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I feel like I'm already a winner. I've made so many dreams come true. I'm here. Whether you walk away with a statue [ Emmy]or not, you shouldn't make it about it that necessarily. Everyone who's here in this house tonight is a winner.
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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I really wish Hollywood would stop labeling movies, especially movies with predominantly black casts. Then, it makes others feel like, Oh, well, that's not for me. At the end of the day, everybody understands love, loss, pain and heartbreak. That's not a color.
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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.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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When I get that question, about diversity, I don't go, Yeah, well you know they don't pay me. That's not my story. I own six properties Hollywood has been damn good to me. Now you can ask me, Have they paid you what you deserve? That's the question, but you'd have to go to the studios, I don't know. I do the work!
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I'm not twentysomething. I'm not trying to find myself - I know exactly who I am and exactly what I want. And I don't want a fan. I want a man who understands me, who challenges me, who calls me on my sh-t instead of letting me get away with it because I'm supposed to be a star. I want a best friend.
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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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Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.
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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.
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