Quotes from Taraji P. Henson

Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.

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

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.

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

I feel like we all have our skeletons.

I love New York. Love it.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we haven't seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross 'cause she's an icon. I'm salivating to do that.

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

A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.

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

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

I'm not interested in disposable music.

So much could go wrong on a date. What if he turns out to be a jerk? [You need] A back-up plan, just in case he doesn't work out, you can move on to the back-up plan.

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.

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.