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TARAJI P. HENSON I feel like we all have our skeletons.
TARAJI P. HENSON I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
TARAJI P. HENSON With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you,...
TARAJI P. HENSON I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or b...
TARAJI P. HENSON I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz stor...
TARAJI P. HENSON When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to...
TARAJI P. HENSON Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes w...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm nothing without God.
TARAJI P. HENSON Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't ever want to feel complacent.
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by you...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn mor...
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no ...
TARAJI P. HENSON I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You do...
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
TARAJI P. HENSON I'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing and seeing how far I can go.
TARAJI P. HENSON It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies i...
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