Oprah Winfrey put on her best Janelle Monae blazer and took a seat at the opposite end of the Harper Bazaar’s couch. She took off her reporter hat and exchanged it for an in-depth interview with publication giant.
“I’d been in the right space at the right time, and I’d done that in the best way possible for 25 years. But you have two choices: You can come down from the mountain and spend the rest of your days thinking it was so beautiful there, or you can create a vision, look upward, see the next mountain, and start the climb all over again.”- Oprah.
She dishes about giving her network a new start, what down time is like for her, and confesses that she has downloaded all Fifty Shades of Grey novels. Check out what else Mama O had to say.
On what’s missing on OWN:
“What was missing from OWN was me. It required my full-on energy. You know, this past year has been challenging, but it’s also been one of the greatest experiences for me getting to know me. What do you do when you don’t have the wind at your back?”
On being a brand:
“Every decision that I ever made came from the heart of me, and that’s what created the brand, you know? I used to resist this whole idea of being a brand. Because I was like, I’m not a brand, I’m just a person. But now I accept that. It’s everything that I value.”
On being a work in progress:
“I’m a work in progress when it comes to practicing my most famous motto. Like this morning, I had the intention to meditate for 20 minutes, but I really only made it about 12. And then I said, ‘Okay, don’t beat yourself up; you did the 12.’ I had the intention to work out for an hour, but I only did a half. And even with that I was still a half hour later getting here, so…”
On being an actress:
“I didn’t know what the hell acting was! I just now figured it out. I am so stunned because all this time I’ve been doing it wrong!”She’s been working with Nicole Kidman’s acting coach, Susan Batson, calling it “the best therapy ever. I was literally in a coaching session with her and just crying my heart out. Thinking about, you know, a boyfriend from when I was in my 20s. That bastard!”
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1 comment
Scarlett Rose says:
Oct 18, 2012
Thanks for bringing back the memory of my favorite tv icon. I am a die hard fan of Oprah. Hardly I missed her MAGICAL talk show.
Thanks for sharing this article. Appreciate that
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