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BROOKE INTERVIEW FEB/1993
10 February, Pre Oprah Show Interview

Oprah: She was the envy of all his female fans, especially when rumours broke out that they were a really hot item, Brooke Shields joins us by the crackling fire via satellite. Great to talk to you, Brooke, how are you doing?
Brooke: Fine, thank you.
Oprah: What makes Michael such a good friend, do you think?
Brooke: I think that his sensitivity, his honesty. I mean, as a friend, I've known him for so many years and what I feel is more important than anything...
Oprah: How many years?
Brooke: We were both about... I was 14, I think. And I think because we both grew up in the same business, I mean, it's similar upbringings in the sense that we had to begin in this business at a very young age. We we learned a sense of, we had defense mechanisms that we'd built up and once we met we realized we didn't really have to be wary of one another and that enabled us to build a friendship at a different level.
Oprah: Do the unfortunate comments and criticisms about him offend you? Do they upset you?
Brooke: They upset me constantly. I'm constantly upset at what people say. First of all, granted, you take everything with a grain of salt and there are many things sai about me that are unkind that I don't find pleasurable. But so many people really don't know him and don't give him a chance and are so ready to criticise. I think what happens is when you see genius, when you see a talent that is unstoppable and untouchable, the first reaction people have is to criticise it, because it threatens them, it scares them and to augment their own self worth, they have to belittle him. He's a sensitive human being and all this negativity bothers him and it upsets him.
Oprah: I want to know what the real deal is between the two of you. I'm not asking about now, but were you kind of, let's see, what's the word, were you kind of like... was there romance going on? Were you kind of romantically involved? Was there ever an excghange of rings or something?
Brooke: Well, let me say that right now, we're closer now, than we ever were. We love each other more now than when we even knew we did when we were younger. Because we had fun when we were younger, it was a sense of relief.
Oprah: Okay, so this is a question, do you have a crush on him or did he have a crush on you?
Brooke: I think we both had a crush -- and still do have a crush on each other. I mean, I think part of having a crush on someone is admiring them -- almost, we have a lot of fun together, it's almost unfortunate because we know each other so well. I mean, he just amazes me every time I sit down and talk to him.
Oprah: Does he feel more like a brother to you than a boyfriend though?
Brooke: It's hard to say. I mean, I find it's like love on a different level. I feel closer to him than some of the boyfriends that I've had. I mean, I feel more relaxed around him, more comfortable than I do. I mean, I've never really had a brother, so there is part of that. It's like a love on a very different level and whenever I try to explain it to people it's been misinterpreted. And it's a shame, because it hurts him too, when he feels that people misinterpret the way we feel about each other. And he did, he gave me the most incredibly beautiful ring that you could ever imagine. Of course, people built that out of proportion, they said we were engaged. It really wasn't really about that, it was a friendship ring. When he gave it to me, it was the most adorable thing, we hadn't really ever exchanged gifts before, and --
Oprah: Are you wearing it right now?
Brooke: No, I'm not
Oprah: Darn!
Brooke: I know! I'm sorry. 'Cause I'm working right now. That'll be it's own show, Oprah
Oprah: Well, you know he's doing his first interview tonight, what advice do you have for your close friend? What do you think of him doing this interview, do you think it's good?
Brooke: I think it's good because people need to hear him speak. And I think they will only be even more warmed by his presence, they will be more pleasantly surprised. I think a lot of what happens is people don't understand him because they have no real concept of who he is. They see him professionally and they've no idea who he is personally. Now, granted that's his prerogative, I think it's fine when people don't speak out in public if they don't feel like it. But I think it will only help him. Because the people who already love him will jsut love him more, those who don't think they love him will come away loving him. My advice to him is, which I've even told him personally, is just to be himself, because that is what people are going to love.
Oprah: I think you're right. Thank you, Brooke.

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