Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
Terrence Dashon Howardis an American actor and singer. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle & Flow. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies including Winnie, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Idlewild,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 March 1969
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
You just drop a character like this that and the other and it's done.
The truth is, the personal ends up becoming part of your professional. As an actor, much of your work happens at home as you try things out on your family. Sometimes you stay in character unbeknownst to you and keep practicing.
Every role you play is literally - and I've said this before - every single role that you play, the only way you can connect to that character is because that was a piece of you that was scattered around that yard, almost like we got caught up in some whirlwind
I'm still over the moon, and I ain't coming down.
So I'm appreciative that people are liking what I'm doing, but whether they like it or not, it doesn't matter, because I won't change what I'm doing.
It's brave to do a movie like that. Sometimes you've got to say, 'To hell with audience reaction. We've got something to say.' We could be at the start of a cultural revolution.
You start off thinking that your life might go in one particular direction, but then I knew where my heart was at, and I always wanted to act.
This celebrates the definition of what an ensemble is all about. There's 74 of us.
I ad lib. I've gotta bring my own into it.
And when I stopped doing that and started thinking about what feels natural and what feels right to me and started pleasing myself, then it became good.
And right now I may just be living inside the heart of the body, and I one day hope to move to the brain.
And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.
I had a really rabid frustration that I could fully exist and not be a target from either side, whether it's from the black side or the white side.
We call the Creator father, because we rely upon Him to protect us, guide us, feed us, keep us warm, to discipline us and all those things. I try to take my cue from the Creator, with regard to my children.