Oprah on Her 20s: "I Was a Wreck" | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Oprah Winfrey Network

-For more The Oprah Winfrey Show/ Oprah Fix visit After a 2001 interview with author Cheryl Richardson, Oprah kept the cameras rolling and took questions from the audience. One 24-year-old, trying to hold back tears, wondered if she should give up her dream of becoming a professional actress to settle for a more lucrative and secure career in marketing and advertising. What was Oprah's advice? SUBSCRIBE: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named