Terrence Howard Quotes

• I’m trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Family, Money

• 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.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Character, Caught

• The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I’ve ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do this.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Mistake

  Tags in Career

• 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.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Education

  Tags in Surprise, Benefit

• In every person we meet there’s this little piece of God in them and that’s who you talk to. And that’s the only person that you allow to talk to you. When something else is speaking, you walk away from that. If it’s not good, if it’s not love, you walk away from it.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in God, Love

  Tags in Person

• 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.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Myself, Natural

• And, so yeah, I’ll always want to work in independent films because you’re not forced into a category or a formula.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Films

• I ad lib. I’ve gotta bring my own into it.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Bring

• I can’t tell you if one day I’ll be standing up there with an Oscar or directing, but I am going to be the best human being I possibly can.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Human Being

• 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.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Creator

• No, most of the decisions that I make with regard to taking roles, I just look for something that’s challenging, something that I think I can accomplish, you know.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Decision

  Tags in Think

• I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don’t even understand that which they know.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Understand, Attempt

• Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Artist, Learn

• I don’t have any love for this business or the game or for acting. This is my day job.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Job, Love

• Every little job becomes a dream, and you don’t recall it anymore, and maybe you might have a deja vu moment, but it’s like something you dreamed earlier.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Dream

• My life’s experiences, I’ve always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what’s going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it’s involving me.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Experience, Life

• The reason that I’m an actor, or an artist, is ultimately because I’m trying to paint a self-portrait, and the most complete and beautiful self-portrait that you can.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Reason, Complete

• I don’t think President Obama has been that revolutionary in reaching out to ethnic communities. President Reagan did a lot for the black community that people don’t realize.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Revolutionary, Realize

• I’ve always had a natural fear of the police, or abuse of their power.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Fear

  Tags in Natural

• Every artist has to grow, and has to challenge themselves with a new form of expression.

  Terrence Howard

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Expression

Terrence Howard (34)

Birth:	11th March, 1969
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Lyricist, Record Producer, Singer

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Births

• 1892 - Walter Hagen
• 1918 - Kurt Waldheim
• 1947 - Zoe Lofgren
• 1870 - Sir Patrick Duncan
• 1969 - Julie Delpy

Deaths

• 1889 - Joseph Barber Lightfoot
• 1935 - Kurt Tucholsky
• 2001 - David Swift
• 1958 - Lion Feuchtwanger
• 1992 - Stella Adler