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Best Guilty Pleasure
True crime shows. I donÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t like serial killer storiesÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂtoo disturbingÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂbut anything in the vein of Fargo, where people are plotting something and it goes wrong, I find fascinating. ThereÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s a show on Oxygen called Snapped about women accused of murder. The same line appears in some of the episodes: ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“And thatÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s when she snapped.ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ I really like that show.
Best Springtime Activity
Going to the beach. But that doesnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t necessarily mean I like getting into the water. If someone says, ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Cool, letÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s go boogie boarding,ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ my response will be, ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Why would you want to do that?ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ Which is how people find out that IÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢m really boring.
Best Advice
ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Some days itÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s just going to rain.ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ My grandfather told me that when I was 17. He meant I shouldnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t worry about things beyond my control. He said it in such a nonchalant way. He was a laconic Oklahoma guy, so this wasnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t a heart-to-heart. But it really stuck with me.
Best Mentors
ThereÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s my friend Duffy, my sisters, my dad. When you become more well-known, you pull the people you grew up with closer to youÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂbecause they see the person youÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢ve always been. IÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢m still DuffyÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s dipshit friend from high school. HeÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s a good sounding board and honest with meÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂand thatÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s what you need.
Best Collection
Books. I like rereading them. Seeing a stain on a page might remind me that I read this story ten years ago while eating a slice of pizza in New York.
True crime shows. I donÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t like serial killer storiesÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂtoo disturbingÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂbut anything in the vein of Fargo, where people are plotting something and it goes wrong, I find fascinating. ThereÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s a show on Oxygen called Snapped about women accused of murder. The same line appears in some of the episodes: ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“And thatÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s when she snapped.ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ I really like that show.
Best Springtime Activity
Going to the beach. But that doesnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t necessarily mean I like getting into the water. If someone says, ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Cool, letÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s go boogie boarding,ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ my response will be, ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Why would you want to do that?ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ Which is how people find out that IÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢m really boring.
Best Advice
ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™...ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...â€Å“Some days itÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s just going to rain.ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚ My grandfather told me that when I was 17. He meant I shouldnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t worry about things beyond my control. He said it in such a nonchalant way. He was a laconic Oklahoma guy, so this wasnÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢t a heart-to-heart. But it really stuck with me.
Best Mentors
ThereÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s my friend Duffy, my sisters, my dad. When you become more well-known, you pull the people you grew up with closer to youÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂbecause they see the person youÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢ve always been. IÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢m still DuffyÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s dipshit friend from high school. HeÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s a good sounding board and honest with meÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â€Ã...¡Ã‚¬ÃÆ’‚ÂÂÂÂand thatÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’†’ÃÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¡ÃÆ’‚¬ÃÆ’Æâ€™ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃÆ’¢â‚¬Ã...¾ÃÆ’‚¢s what you need.
Best Collection
Books. I like rereading them. Seeing a stain on a page might remind me that I read this story ten years ago while eating a slice of pizza in New York.
From the April 2018 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
