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Jennifer Hudson Embodied Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ – Now She Wants to Direct (Video)

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Jennifer Hudson was discovered on “American Idol,” she won an Oscar in her very first film role in “Dreamgirls,” she’s a Tony away from EGOT status, and she landed a role of a lifetime as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” a part hand-picked for her by the Queen of Soul herself.

So where does she want to take her career next? With any luck, she really wants to direct. Some day. “I’m going to sound cheesy, but I’m really grateful, and I want to be able to continue to do what I love to do.

And I’m getting to do that. Maybe one day direct,” Hudson told TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman as part of an awards screening of “Respect” Thursday in Los Angeles at The Landmark Theatres.

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