For their latest issue, The Hollywood Reporter gathers seven of today's working actresses - Jennifer Lopez, Kerry Washington, Julianna Margulies, Sarah Paulson, Kirsten Dunst, Regina King and Constance Zimmer - for a candid conversation about network fights, nudity and why having a voice leads to the 'diva' label if you're a woman. Read excerpts beneath:

On Network Fights:
Washington: A producing credit "is something I made a choice not to fight for at Scandal because I really like the dynamics of our cast and the way we interact with the writers and producers as is, and I didn't feel like it was something that I needed there. But Confirmation was a different story because I was part of that from the very beginning, before we had a script. I was on as an executive producer, and I said to my co-producers, 'If you want me on as a vanity producer, I'm not interested in doing this project with you. I have real opinions and passionate ideas.'"

On Nudity:
Margulies: "It depends on the character you're playing. I've been playing the same character for seven seasons, and all of a sudden this season the girl is taking her clothes off. I'm seven years older than I was when I started it, and I love it. I mean, it's CBS, so there's only so much you can take off, but there's something great about seeing a woman in her 40s having sex with someone and not being inhibited."

On The 'Diva' Label:
Lopez: "I've always been fascinated by how much more well-behaved we have to be than men." In what way? "I got a moniker of being "the diva," which I never felt I deserved — which I don't deserve — because I've always been a hard worker, on time, doing what I'm supposed to do, and getting that label because you reach a certain amount of success. Or even sometimes I felt crippled to voice my opinion, especially because certain directors and the boys' club that they form can make you feel like, "Oh, I can't say anything." I was always fascinated by how I could see [a man] being late or being belligerent to a crew and it being totally acceptable; meanwhile, I'd show up 15 minutes late and be berated. And you watch this happen over and over and over again. Like, we're not allowed to have certain opinions or even be passionate about something, or they'll be like, 'God, she's really difficult.' It's like, 'Am I? Am I difficult because I care?'"

Set to make a roaring return to television on September 23rd, Emmy nominee Taraji P. Henson and the cast of 'Empire', including Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers and Bryshere "Yazz" Gray, are featured on the new cover of The Hollywood Reporter.

In the publication, creator Lee Daniels talks candidly about the success of the show and speaks highly of his scene-stealing leading leading. "Taraji was what I call 'Project Royalty' because in the projects, honey, she is royalty," says Daniels, who courted her for the role. "She was Meryl Streep in the streets; it just took a moment for white America to catch on."

Looking as dreamy as ever, Robert Pattinson shows off his beautiful face close up for the June 6th issue of The Hollywood Reporter, to promote his two films 'The Rover' and 'Map to the Stars', which both premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the issue, the 28-year-old stud talks about his ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart, the difficulty of playing Edward in the 'Twilight' films and the backlash of the marketing for the five films. Read some excerpts and peep another breathtaking photo beneath:

On If He Still Talks To Kristen Stewart:
"Oh, yeah."

On Playing Edward Cullen In 'Twilight' Films:
"It was quite a constricting character, in a way. You want to make [him] as dramatic as possible, but 
you have someone who never loses his temper, and so it's like, 'How the fuck do you do this?' I think that was one of the hardest jobs I've ever done."

On The Team Edward vs. Team Jacob Marketing Backlash:
"Everything changed when they did the marketing, and the general public started to view [the films] in a different way when they started to push the 'team' aspect of it. It was like, 'I'm on Team Edward or Team Jacob.' That saturated everything, and suddenly there was a backlash. Whereas with the first [film], there wasn’t a backlash at all."

Life in the spotlight has not been easy for Zac Efron and in the May 9th issue of The Hollywood Reporter, the 26-year-old hunk opens up about his struggles with addiction, owning up to his shortcomings and striving for greatness.

Efron explains, "No matter who you are, you face challenges growing up. You go with your things, you learn, you have to. It's impossible to lead an honest and fulfilling life as a man and not make mistakes and fess up to them when you need to. But it's especially humiliating when they happen to be so public and so scrutinized."

"When you have success young, and you accept the good things, you have to accept all of it. You have to accept the moments of glory but also a great responsibility. And that responsibility, to some degree, involves being a role model. At the same time, I'm a human being, and I've made a lot of mistakes. I've learned from each one."

The 'Neighbors' star laments "the struggles of dating, of falling in love, of searching for love and being there for your friends when they need you. There's no question that to receive anything great, like love or respect, or to better yourself, you have to give a piece of yourself away." Take a look behind-the-scenes of his photo shoot beneath: