Taraji P. Henson Covers Upscale Magazine

Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson covers the latest issue of Upscale magazine, and dishes on the “Hollywood thing” in her interview with the mag. Check out highlights below:

On Proving ‘Hollywood’ Wrong:

“Hollywood keeps trying to tell me that black women can’t open a film. I will absolutely prove them wrong before my career is done. I want to stretch my acting muscle and do something completely different. I’d love to play a man. Sounds weird, but I want to do something that make me work hard. Call me kooky, but I always want to go outside my comfort zone.”

On Her Role As A Bad Girl In The Upcoming Film, Think Like A Man:

“You’ve never seen me play this girl. She’s a b*tch. And she’s the pretty girl in the film. I wanted this role so bad. I told the casting folks,’if you don’t let me get that role, I don’t need to be in this movie at all.’ They were thinking about casting a white girl for the role and I said, ‘No. I can do this.’ And then of course, when it’s time to start filming, I freaked out. I said, wait’ Maybe I should play the baby-momma instead….[LOL] I was scared because it’s so different than anything I’ve ever done.”

On The Recent TV Guide Cover Controversy (We Told You About That Here):

“I just stated a fact. And the people spoke. And then CBS pulled the whole cover. I get that all the time. Sometimes I admit I feel like, ‘Can I catch a break?’ That wasn’t the first time it’s happened and it won’t be the last. This was just one time I chose to speak on it.”

Check out Taraji’s cover below:

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