SCREEN QUEEN ICONIC INTERVIEWS

James Frey, 2006

James Frey, author of “memoir” A Million Little Pieces, went on the show to admit that most of it was made up. Best quote: “Did you cling to that image because that’s how you wanted to see yourself, or did you cling to that image because that would make a better book?”

Whitney Houston, 2009

Amidst a very public substance abuse battle, Whitney Houston gave her first interview in seven years to Oprah — and one of the last interviews she’d give in her life. For the first time the singer opened up about her abusive relationship with Bobby Brown and her struggles with addiction and rehab. Best quote: “We were lacing our marijuana with base. We weren’t on crack. We weren’t on no crack stuff. We weren’t buying $20 jumbos. We were paying money.”

Michael Jackson, 1993

It’s the most-watched TV interview of all time, with 90 million viewers — and with good reason. After 14 years of refusing interview access, Jackson opened the gates of Neverland to Oprah. Asking the questions on everyone’s lips, from plastic surgery to father-son relationships, the interview went down in candid celeb history. Best quote: “When people make up stories that I don’t want to be

who I am, it hurts me.”

Lance Armstrong, 2013

Emotional revelations aside, Oprah has also made considerable headway in confessions of wrongdoing. This interview saw the cyclist finally admit defeat in his doping scandal.

Best quote: “My ruthless desire to win at all costs served me well on the bike but the level it went to, for whatever reason, is a flaw.”