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GAYLE AND OPRAH—UNCENSORED 
Oprah: I remember once when Gayle came to my house: I was already making a lot of money, and she was making not a lot of money. And we discovered I had $422 in my pocket.
Gayle: $482. Oprah: Okay, $482. Gayle: But who's counting? Oprah: I had $482 just sort of stuck into a coat pocket. Gayle: In your pants pocket. You know how sometimes you just find a five? Or a 20 is like, whoo! She pulls out $482. Oprah: Okay, you tell the story. Gayle: In 20s. And I'd gotten to Chicago on a Super Saver ticket; you know, back when you had to buy 30 days in advance for a decent price. She was living in Chicago, and I was married, and we had scrimped—I remember that once Billy and I didn't have $10 to go to the movies. He was in law school and I was the only one working. So for her to pull out $482 was like, wow! She goes, "God, where'd this come from? You want it?" And I went, "Oh, no. No. I'm good. I'm fine." But I'm thinking, God, that would pay the light bill, the phone bill, the gas bill. And she just puts it back. It's probably still in that damn pocket. She was just extending a gesture, just being nice: "Oh, you want it?" Oprah: But years later, she said, "You remember that time you pulled out the $482?" Gayle: I said, "I wanted that money so bad!" Oprah: "I needed that money so bad, but I wouldn't take it." You know what that's like? That is incredible for somebody like me who lives in a world where everybody wants a piece of you. I mean, people feel they deserve a piece of you. Strangers think that. Gayle: Now I happily accept all gifts. [Laughter] No, but I just wouldn't have felt right. Oprah: She's never asked me for a dime. There is a level of mutual respect that comes from being with somebody you know doesn't want anything from you but you. There will never be an ulterior motive. I have to say, this would have been a much different relationship had that ever happened. Not that I wouldn't have done it, but in order to have a real friendship, you have to be equals. Gayle: That's not necessarily financial equals. Oprah: No, equal in respect. I can't put myself in a position where I need you to do things for me, or expect you to do things for me with any kind of strings attached. Gayle: Yeah, I never feel lesser than, or one down. Never.
Have you missed an Oprah's Cut? Listen in on other interviews with Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Barbara Walters and more remarkable people. 
For the complete conversation, pick up the August 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Subscribe now!
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