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Originally Posted by Averett
Hey Derwood, I'm sure you can't say all that much, but what is Oprah like to work with/for? Do you have much contact with her?
I can't imagine many "horror" stories relating to her like there were with Rosie O"Donnell. I'm sure Oprah don't take no shit, but I figure she's a pretty easy going individual for the most part.
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I don't interact with Oprah one on one, but I'm in the studio for tapings and I see her around all the time. She is pretty much exactly the opposite of what the tabloids make her out to be. She's completely down to earth, very funny, and very laid back. It's amazing, actually, considering how much she does in her life (she claims to sleep only 4 1/2 hours a night)....most of us would be raving lunatics if we had to maintain her kind of schedule.
We're treated very well at the show. I'm just on the lighting/scenery crew, and I make a very good wage doing so. The tradeoff is a ton of hours at work, which means you don't see the wife and kids as often as you'd like.