Hollywood actress, Taraji Henson covers W magazine latest
issue.
The actress was styled by Edward Enninful and in the magazine
she talks about her role as Cookie Lyon in hit Lee Daniels’
Empire .
Read excerpts from her interview below.
On being offered a role in 2009 film Precious: “And I was like,
‘Well, I want to play Precious—because that’s the role in this
piece.’ Lee thought I was nuts. I was like, ‘Look, they
turned Charlize Theron into a monster! I could be this girl!’
When I think about that now, it was such a Cookie move.”
On considering Empire after first turning it down: “And I wanted
to finally make some money,” he told me. “You don’t make any
money doing independent films, even if they get nominated for
the Oscars and the world says you’re a genius. Doesn’t pay the
bills.”
On why her character is such a hit: “They want Cookie. They see
her heart. They see her intentions. And they love her style—her
style is 17 years behind the fashion curve, which makes the
clothes a character on the show. As Cookie grows, you’ll see
her fashion grow. And people love that—she’s a work in
progress. The only thing that never changes is her spirit: To me,
Cookie is living, breathing, walking truth.”
On people not liking Cookie: “When I hear that Cookie is a bad
representation of black women, I don’t get involved. Maybe
Cookie makes you uncomfortable because she reminds you of
yourself. People miss the bigger picture when they start
judging.”
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