Taraji P. Henson says that after the Oscars night in 2008—for which she had been nominated—had passe

Taraji P. Henson says that after the Oscars night in 2008—for which she had been nominated—had passed, her phone stopped ringing; there were no invitations for roles or anything, and then Tyler Perry called, offering her the lead role in the film ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself’

“I remember when I got nominated for the Oscar, you know, the Oscar run is crazy. The phone is ringing. You got to be here. You got to be there. And then the day after the Oscars, the phone stops ringing. It's weird because it's like your nervous system is shocked because you're so used to going in and all of a sudden, nothing. And all the best invitations and all the things. Gone. No phone calls. You know who called me? This man right here [Tyler Perry]. For a leading role, not supporting. A leading role. People started asking me on my team, ‘why are you going to do a Tyler Perry movie?,’ No one called to offer me a number one position in the film. He did. And then told me what to ask for. Gave me a quote when I didn't have a quote. 

And so to this day, I don't care how big I get. I don't care how many awards I win. Whenever he calls, I'm there.”

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