VIDEO : Taraji P. Henson: 'Cookie Has Stolen My Identity'

"I hate that bitch Cookie. She has stolen my identity," says Empire actress Taraji P. Henson on her iconic role. "I'm getting called Cookie everywhere. My friends don't want to talk to me unless it's about Cookie."
After reading the Empire pilot script she says, "Cookie scared the hell out of me." She was mad that her agent even sent her television role, as she was currently doing a play. "I said, 'fuck it all, I'm going back to theater.' I just wasn't fulfilled in what I was doing, and I felt lazy, and I felt like I needed to sharpen the tools again."
Until, Empire arrived. "I was petrified. But for me, that fear means it's a challenge that I had to take on. Because if it doesn't shake me up then why am I doing it?"??