>> “I certainly had no idea that being your authentic self could get you as rich as I have become,” Oprah Winfrey said jokingly a few years ago. ”If I’d known that, I’d have tried it a lot earlier.”<p>Look for interviews where she gets angry. Her voice drops an octave and her careful accent disappears. I wouldn't call her a phony, but she does have a public face.<p>I'm terrified by the people who do not have a public face, the people that don't hide. They seem to never falter. That can look like strength but they are unable to adapt to different audiences and that is a weakness. When you see that they hide nothing it is very difficult to forgive the gaffes because ... well, they aren't really gaffes. It's just crazy all the way down.