Empire star Tarji P. Henson recently stopped by the ‘Angie Martinez’ show on the NYC radio station Power 105.1. In her interview with the Voice of New York, Henson touched on improvising lines on Empire, how her life has changed with the success of the show, and that she was in the running to play Scandal character, Olivia Pope.

Check out Taraji P. Henson’s full interview with Angie Martinez below:

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