45-year-old Taraji P. Henson reigns as queen on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. In the latest issue, she talks about the upcoming third season of ‘Empire,’ her success, plus more.
On the popularity of her Empire character "Cookie"“Cookie has all kinds of fans, all. I get it. She’s my alter ego — we all need a Sasha Fierce.”On starring in Empire and in the new film Hidden
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“This is my first time carrying a show and then going to carry a movie. That’s a lot. It’s so stressful, and I had to really check myself because it’s so easy to take for granted when you get to a certain level. Like check yourself because people pray to be here.”