Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy. In 2005, she starred in Hustle & Flow and played Queenie in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. In 2010, she appeared in the comedy Date Night and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid. In...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth11 September 1970
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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 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.
With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking.
I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
I'm really silly. That's the thing that people don't get.
I feel like we all have our skeletons.
Acting for me is very therapeutic. It's my shrink.
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.
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!
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.
Well, for one, I don't judge my characters.
The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere.