Person of Interest and Think Like A Man Too actress Taraji P. Henson covers the April 2014 issue of Upscale magazine. On the cover, the 43-year-old mother looks great in a cute beaded ensemble.
This spread was shot in Los Angeles at the Sofitel Hotel by photographer Allen Coley. On April 6th, Henson will host BET‘s ‘Celebration of Gospel‘ (the show was already taped).
Inside, the Oscar nominee talks about being nominated for an Oscar, staying grounded, the realities of being a Black actress, dating and much more.
On what happened after her Oscar nomination and Tyler Perry: “People were like, ‘you just get nominated for an Oscar and the first movie you do is a Tyler Perry film?’ Well, it’s not like Scorsese called me! Tyler was the only call i got the day after the Oscars. And he gave me a quote. Up until then, I had no quote. I was getting paid pennies to do movies. Tyler treated me like a queen.”
On staying grounded/friendships: “I’ve got my road dogs who were with me before all other fame. My best friend in the whole wide world I’ve known since the seventh grade. My other girlfriend was my roommate at Howard. They are my backbone. They know me. When they see me, they look behind the eyes into my soul to see if I’m really alright.”
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