MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A WOMAN SO FAMOUS, SHE NEEDS ONLY ONE NAME.
PLEASE WELCOME OPRAH WINFREY!
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>> JON BATISTE!
THAT GUY IS SO GOOD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) JON BATISTE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO
YOU.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.
AND I WAS SAYING TO YOUR TEAM, IT'S USUALLY HARD TO GET A GUEST
ON, LIKE, TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: THE FIRST NIGHT BACK.
>> THE FIRST NIGHT BACK.
SO I BOOKED MYSELF A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
I JUST CALLED AND SAID -- >> YOU ARE THE BEST.
>> I WANTED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU YOU.
>> Stephen: ARE THE BEST.
THANK YOU.
>> IT'S HARD.
>> Stephen: ARE THESE NEW?
ARE THESE GLASS NEW?
>> WELL, FOR YEARS I WORE CONTACT LENSES AND THEN I GOT AN
EYE INFECTION AND I STARTED WEARING GLASSES FOR IT TO CLEAR
UP, AND AFTER IT CLEARED UP I KEPT WEARING THE GLASSES.
>> Stephen: THEY LOOK FANTASTIC.
>> THANK YOU.
THESE ARE REAL.
>> Stephen: COULD I TRY THOSE?
>> YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE.
YOU'LL SEE HOW CLINED I AM.
LET'S SEE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> SEE -- >> I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE.
>> BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE.
>> THIS IS LIKE YOU'RE PLAYING WITH THIS.
WHAT IS THIS?
I REALLY CAN'T SEE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
>> IT'S REAL.
>> Stephen: NO ONE WILL EVER ACCUSE YOU OF LYING.
>> GOOD.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?
BECAUSE MINE WAS TO HAVE YOU ON, AND I'M HOLDING IT SO FAR.
DO YOU HAVE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?
>> WELL, I STOPPED DOING IT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I USED TO HAVE THESE, LIKE, REALLY HIGH GOALS FOR
MYSELF.
LIKE, I WOULD EYE REMEMBER, LIKE, IN '99 OR SOMETHING, GOING
INTO 2000, I WANTED COURAGE.
I WANT MORE COURAGE IN THE YEAR.
OR I WANT MORE PASSION.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ASK FOR COURAGE, YOU GET A WHOLE LOT OF
OTHER STUFF THAT'S NOT.
>> Stephen: YOU GET A LOT OF THINGS YOU NEED TO BE COURAGEOUS
ABOUT.
>> SO I SAID I'M NOT ASKING FOR THAT NO MORE.
I DON'T WANT COURAGE.
AND IF YOU ASK -- >> GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO SAY,
"STAY ON THE COUCH AND WATCH TV, LORD."
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IF YOU ASK FOR LOVE, YOU GET THE OPPOSITE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
SHOW HOW YOU CAN LOVE PEOPLE IN SPITE OF THEIR, YOU KNOW,
FAILINGS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE BLOWING MY MIND RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M TELLING YOU.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> SO I AM JUST LIKE, CHILL, WHATEVER YOU WANT, GOD.
I'M OKAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I'LL TRY THAT.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S GOOD.
NOW, YOU HAD THE FIRST LADY'S EXIT INTERVIEW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
>> YES.
DID YOU SEE ANY OF IT.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T.
>> DID NOT!
IT'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: I DID NOT.
I DID NOT.
I'M SORRY.
I WAS BUSY BEING WITH MY FAMILY.
>> AS YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY WATCHED THAT
SPECIAL ON CBS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS ) A LOT OF PEOPLE-- THEY ACTUALLY
TWEETED, "OPRAH, WE'RE HERE WITH OUR FAMILY.
WE'RE WATCHING."
BUT I UNDERSTAND.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> Stephen: I WANTED TO SAVE IT.
I WANTED TO SAVE IT.
I'M SAVING IT FOR WHEN I'M GOOD ENOUGH TO DESERVE IT.
>> IT WAS FUN, THOUGH.
BUT, ALSO, A LITTLE-- YOU KNOW, IT WAS BITTERSWEET.
BECAUSE I HAD DONE A SIMILAR INTERVIEW FOR THE MAGAZINE IN
2008 WHEN THE GIRLS WERE JUST, LIKE, BABY CHILDREN.
AND-- BABY CHILDRENS!
AND, YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I'M GOING TO MIS THE MOST-- I
ACTUALLY SAID THIS-- IF YOU HAD SEEN THE INTERVIEW, YOU WOULD
HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS TO HER.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU'RE MAKING ME REGRET BEING HONEST, YOU
REALIZE.
>> NO, I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU DIDN'T SAY,
"OH, YEAH, I SAW IT."
I'M NOT KIDDING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> YOU DIDN'T DVR IT, EITHER.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S OKAY!
SO, THE THING -- >> OH, OPRAH, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE
HERE.
>> BUT THE THING THAT I SAID TO HER THAT I'M REALLY GOING TO
MISS IS JUST THE PRESENCE THERE.
YOU GET A CHRISTMAS CARD, RIGHT, FROM THEM, EVERY YEAR?
>> Stephen: UH.
>> YOU DID.
>> Stephen: I GOT A CHRISTMAS CARD, YES.
>> YOU DID.
SO OVER THE YEARS YOU GET THE CHRISTMAS CARDS.
AND THE GIRLS HAVE GROWN UP.
AND THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS CARD WAS, LIKE THE WHOLE FAMILY, AND
THE GIRLS ARE ALL GROWN.
>> Stephen: BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.
>> BEAUTIFUL GOWNS.
AND FOR ME, YOU KNOW, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT REFLECTION OF
MYSELF THROUGH THE GIRLS AND THROUGH HER, JUST THEIR PRESENCE
THERE, I'M GOING TO MISS THAT.
BUT IT HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YEAH,
EXTRAORDINARY.
YEAH.
>> THE-- AS I SAID TO HER, THE KIND OF-- THE WAY SHE'S HANDLED
ALL OF IT, YOU KNOW, THE CRITICS FROM THE BEGINNING, THE WAY
SHE'S HANDLED -- >> EVERYBODY LIKES HER ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE.
>> THEY DIDN'T START OUT THAT WAY.
THEY DID NOT STEWART THAT WAY.
>> Stephen: THAT SHOWS GREAT STRENGTH OF CHARACTER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY CHANCE SHE'LL RUN
FOR OFFICE?
>> NEVER!
>> Stephen: REALLY.
>> NEVER, NO, I DO NOT.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANY CHARISMATIC AFRICAN AMERICAN
WOMAN THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL AISLE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) REALLY LOVE.
>> NEVER!
NEVER!
NO, NO IT'S NOT MY THING.
>> Stephen: BUT PEOPLE DO-- BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE LOVE
YOU.
THE PROOF SWHILE ALL OTHER MAGAZINES ARE DYING, YOURS IS
STILL GOING STRONG "O" MAGAZINE RIGHT HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
I CAN ASK YOU ABOUT THIS.
>> Stephen: WHAT.
>> Stephen: CAN I ASK YOU.
THIS LINE RIGHT HERE.
HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU BRING YOURSELF TO LIE NEXT TO A LION
LIKE THAT?
>> YOU DON'T.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T?
>> NO, YOU DON'T.
THE LIONs WAS SHOT BEFORE I GOT THERE.
AND THE LION-- IT WAS IN A CAGE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
AND THEN THEY PUT A GUY IN A LION SUIT.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A GUY IN A--
>> THEY PUT A GUY IN A LION SUIT NEXT TO ME AS THEY PLACED THE
ORIGINAL LION, AND THEN I LAY UP AGAINST THE GUY IN THE THE LION
SUIT.
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE I AIN'T CRAZY.
I'M NOT, LIKE DOING THAT!
>> Stephen: I'M GLAD YOU WERE HONEST.
I'M GLAD YOU WERE HONEST ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD HATE TO THINK YOU WOULD LIE TO ME.
( APPLAUSE ) >> BUT I DID-- THIS IS MY YEAR
OF ADVENTURE, SO I DID JUST COME FROM-- YOU DON'T HAVE THE
JANUARY COVER?
OKAY.
>> Stephen: NO, I DON'T.
I HAVE IT TIVOD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> NO, I WAS JUST-- I WAS AT THE
GRAND CANYON.
AND THAT REALLY IS ME AT THE GRAND CANYON.
I AM GOING AROUND DIFFERENT PLACES SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO THIS YEAR.
>> Stephen: WOW.
CAN YOU TEACH ME-- CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THIS?
YOUR SMILES ARE ALWAYS SO GREAT.
WHEN I GO TO SMILE-- WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS "SMILE" I LOOK
LIKE I'M IN FEAR.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THE SECRET IS.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY DO THIS.
>> THE SECRET IS WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY TO SMILE AND
TAKING A PICTURE, PARTICULARLY IN A GROUP.
EVERYBODY SAYS "CHEESE."
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
YOU WANT TO SAY, "YAY!
YAY!" ONE, TWO, THREE.
YAY!
LOOK AT HOW GOOD YOU LOOK!
>> Stephen: LOVE!
>> YAY!
>> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK HERE, BUT
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TO TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW BOOK.