The Color Purple Ep 2: Taraji P. Henson

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In the second episode of this three-part series, Oprah and Oscar-nominated and Emmy award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson sit down to discuss her role as the sultry Shug Avery in The Color Purple. Taraji shares how she revisited her gift of singing and how the role challenged her to face her fears. She reflects on the sisterhood formed amongst the cast, their deep appreciation to reimagine this iconic film, and the life-long bonds that were formed. She also explains one of her biggest takeaways from the film: forgiveness is always the place where healing lies. Buy your tickets on Fandango now! https://www.fandango.com/canvas/thecolorpurple

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey.
0:02.0	Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast.
0:06.0	I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time,
0:12.0	taking time to be more fully present.
0:15.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us
0:21.0	starts right now.
0:25.0	We're saying hello to Mr. Raji P Henson.
0:28.9	Shug A-Bray.
0:31.8	So you were once asked I heard to audition for the stage version of the
0:36.3	color purple musical and you said no you said in your words that you totally punked out.
0:43.5	I did.
0:44.5	Why did you say yes this time around?
0:47.2	Because I felt like I was ready.
0:49.2	You know, you have to give your whole self to this project and because it was the musical version I felt like I was better
0:58.0	vocally prepared to you, theater's different.
1:02.8	That's eight shows a week.
1:04.2	That can be grueling on your vocal cords.
1:06.6	I didn't feel like at the time that I could deliver.
1:10.2	But this was the way to do it.
1:11.7	This was, one and done. Let me just tell you, this was the way to do it. One and done.
1:13.0	Let me just tell you.
1:14.0	This was the way to do.
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