Oprah Winfrey may be in the last season of her groundbreaking talk show, but that doesn’t mean she’s done. Her new television network the Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, is getting ready to take off and she’s opening up to Parade Magazine about her new life and new outlook.

On what OWN is all about:

“It is mindful television. I think so much of television is a minefield that just zaps your energy, wastes your time. What I want to do is build a channel that is a respite for your mind, an oasis of stimulation, that you come away from with little pieces of light. I’m aiming for a moment where somebody could say, “I never thought of it that way before.” I just love that.”

On how many of the shows are her own idea:

“Master Class. Finding Sarah [a six-part documentary with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, premiering in spring]. That came from an interview I did this summer with her. We had a moment of real connection, watching the tape of her trying to get £500,000 [for access to Prince Andrew]. She said she didn’t want to go into bankruptcy. I said, “But when you look at that tape, don’t you see a morally bankrupted person? The one thing you were trying to avoid, you already are.” She said, “I never thought of it that way before.””

On what she’s learned about people from working in television:

“Everybody just wants to be heard. Toni Morrison said that what every child wants to know is, Do your eyes light up when I enter the room? Did you hear me and did what I say mean anything to you? That’s all they’re looking for. That’s what everybody is looking for. And the reason I think my ability to communicate with people around the world has been so rewarded is because I actually understand that.”

Ah, Oprah. I can’t wait! Read the rest of the article HERE.

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