Katherine Johnson passion for math, the way I light up when I get asked questions about acting is the way her eyes danced when she talked about math and how she wanted people to fall in love with numbers the way that she did. If I had a teacher like that, I could have been a rocket scientist.
Taraji P. HensonYou could be laughing one day about the same issues that you're crying about the next day, so that's life.
Taraji P. HensonI'm pretty much the same. I'm consistent. There aren't two mes. There is only one me. I can only be myself, and that's who I always am whether I'm at home or on the carpet.
Taraji P. HensonWith 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.
Taraji P. HensonI'm always interested in challenging myself and pushing, and seeing how far I can go.
Taraji P. HensonIf 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.
Taraji P. HensonWhen 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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