Oprah's Top 20 Moments

A Conversation with Sidney Poitier (2000)

It was a once-in-a-lifetime interview: The legendary Sidney Poitier visited the show after his autobiography, The Measure of a Man, was first published. His integrity, his commitment to excellence, the gold standard he created for all those who have come since—I have so much love and respect for all that Sidney's life represents. After our interview, I went into the studio's control room and wept.