Thread by @Variety

Looking back on #QueenSugar, Ava DuVernay tells Oprah Winfrey that she’s especially pleased about this one thing: “That I never asked you to come on and make a guest appearance.” Winfrey laughs: no, she didn’t want to clock a cameo. wp.me/pc8uak-1lBxIo

But Ava wants Oprah to act more: “She is, I think, the finest actress of her category.” “That means ‘One who was a former talk show host,’” Oprah says with a grin. wp.me/pc8uak-1lBxIo

While she says that she’s not gung-ho about stepping back in front of the camera, Oprah Winfrey teases her return to the screen: “I actually do think something perfect is coming, and I kind of know what it is.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lBxIo

Though she’s not prepared to divulge specifics, Oprah isn’t quite ready to turn her back on acting. “Let me tell you,” she says. “It takes a lot to get me off the porch.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lBxIo