O: Hello everyone. We have a very special guest with us today. She is a beautiful Irish actress that made herself into Hollywood with her amazing performance in the movie "Emma Frost - the beginning", based in a Marvel Comic book, we all remember that. But we're not here to talk about a movie... We're here to talk about her book, a welcome to Shannon Healy McDonnell...
(Big Applause and screams)
Hello Shannon. It's wonderful to have you here once again...
S: It's a pleasure...
O: So you've been here for the first time a couple of years ago because of you're first big blockbuster, and you haven't stoped since then, working with great names like Scorsese and Tarantino... But today you're not here to talk about a movie, you're here to talk about your book! And a great book indeed, I have red it...
S: Thank you, thank you very much...
O: And it's very interesting, because it was inspired in a romance you once had. The way you describe it and talk about it is really funny, because there is no love involved even though you were indeed lovers...
S: (a laugh) That's right. And it all comes down to my theory of the perfect relationship. Because it's not like we didn't care for each other, or didn't like each other, we did, but we were not deeply and blindly in love. And let me tell you that it was great!
(the audience laughs loud)
It's true, I believe that too many feelings involved only cause problems. Even when it's true and pure love, it gets to a point you have to fight for it, and problems come along...
O: But, I have to ask this, do you believe in love?
(Laughs)
S: Oh yes, absolutely! You all know I've been happily living with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a year now,
(screams from audience)
and I do see love there, we love each other. But the relationship I talk about in the book is proof that there is no need for love all the time and in every boyfriend and girlfriend. That sometimes you find people that are really similar to you and you can just lay back and enjoy being with that person.
O: Is Joseph alright with you saying this??
(everyone laughs, Shannon laughs)
So you think that people should enjoy more, that they can sometimes let a great thing escape because they don't see love in it...
S: Yes. Specially when two brains are so much alike. When it all fits so perfectly.
O: And you say that wasn't love? Are you sure??
(more laughs...)
S: I do understand why you ask that, but it wasn't. We had great times! Times I will remember for the rest of my life. And we're still very good friends, we still talk, we always get together now and then, he's even friends with Joseph, they get along really well. It's like we were soul mates but not meant to be with each other for ever...
O: That is beautiful... Another thing I liked about the hole story is the fact that he is much younger then you, so age really doesn't matter, because people always tend to discriminate the age difference, and that is ridiculous, and you show that in the book... It's a great book! A must read!
S: Thank you Oprah, that's very kind of you.
O: It's true, actually I'm putting it on my list of favorites, on my book club...
(audience applause...)
And you have a surprise for us, right?
S: I do. For every person here I have a copy of my book...
(audience goes wild... screams and claps)
and an invitation to the autograph session on the 22nd of this month...
(audience goes crazy...)
O: Shannon thank you so much for coming, I always enjoy talking to you. Once again love the book, it's a great lesson.
S: Thank you so much. It's always a great pleasure to come here.
O: Shannon everyone!
(applause)
Thank y'all for coming, goodnight everybody. Goodnight.
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