Taraji P. Henson for Harper’s Bazaar Magazine
Eccentric Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), appears on Harper’s Bazaar magazine!
On the latest magazine, interviewed Taraji P. Henson who plays the role of Cookie on hit series Empire was interviewed. She tells Harper’s Bazaar magazine on her role as Cookie, dealing with the fame of cookie and much more
On her life pre-Empire: It was quiet, it was a quiet success. I could still live. Now it’s like …
On the love for Cookie happening so fast: I was like, ‘Huh?’. Then I got on Twitter and was like, ‘You’re right.’ I’ve seen babies dressed up like Cookie, men dressed up like Cookie, dogs dressed up like Cookie. But you have to be into drag. If you’re not, it may not come off right.
On her favourite Cookie outfit: Alaïa black catsuit, hands down. I’ve even worn some of my own stuff, like my Balmain leather. I have to meet [Balmain designer] Olivier Rousteing; I need to be his friend.
On Cookie not having a filter: It’s heroic because in this society we have been trained to be politically correct. Political correctness is bullshit. If I ask you a question right now, the first thing that comes in your mind is the truth. But we’ve all been trained to breathe, digest the question, and manipulate the answer. Cookie doesn’t do that.
On calming down her raunchy outfits: You know what taught me to calm down the sexy? The Bridges of Madison County. Meryl basically had on muumuus that had a waistline, buttoned up to her neck. She was so sexy. Sexy is leaving more to the imagination.
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