Golden Globes: Taraji P. Henson dedicates her award to 'the haters'

Empire" star Taraji P. Henson in the deadline press room with her Golden Globe for TV actress -drama at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 10, 2016. 
"I never was the actress who said there was no work [for me]," she said. "I really can't complain."

Her secret, she said, seems to be optimism.
"I'm an extreme optimist," she said. "I came from the hood. You can't be a pessimist living in the hood`

She continued, speaking on what "Empire" has done for television.

"I knew this was something special, something to shake up TV," Henson said. "It was too safe and life is not safe. We did that with this show."

Upon hearing her name called, her immediate reaction was to dole out cookies.

"It was like visceral" she said. "I saw them and was like, 'I guess I should hand them out.'"
One to Angela Bassett. Another to Lady Gaga. The last to Leonardo DiCaprio. But she didn't expect to win.

"I just did not expect them to call my name. I never put that much on it. You never know how its going to come out."

And for the "haters," who said the show wasn't good because of how it centers homosexuality:

"That's nonsense and its fear," she said. "The numbers speak for themselves. We just ignore it. People are dealing with this. It's not a joke. That's why it's in the script. People are struggling with this."

"But we're always going to have haters," she continued. "Here's to all my haters. I'll send you cookies."