I'm going to tell
you a true story.
This is a true story.
So and the names
have been changed,
but everything else is real.
So I, Margaret, went to go see
a psychic named Ron Dedlionda.
All right, I'll just
keep the name the same.
All right, so it was me.
It was 1998, and it was
after I lost my sitcom.
I came out, and
I lost my sitcom.
And I couldn't get a job.
And I didn't work
for three years.
I couldn't get a
job for three years.
And I didn't know what I was
going to do with my life.
I was running out of money.
And I was thinking about
becoming a meteorologist named
Stormy Daniels.
But--
[LAUGHTER]
I'm glad that didn't happen.
And so anyway, so
I'm living in Ojai.
And someone suggested
I see this psychic who
lived across the street.
And at first, I was
skeptical, because any way,
I had nothing to lose.
And this is totally true.
I went to go see
the psychic, and she
lived in a tree
house, which put me
at ease, because started to
seem legitimate at that point.
And at this time,
I'm 42 years old, OK.
And she told me when I was 45, I
would start a whole new career.
And it could last 20
years if I wanted it to.
And you'll have more money
than you've ever had.
You'll be more famous
than you've ever been.
#SpoilerAlert.
And so now I was
really skeptical,
because I was on the cover of
Time Magazine at that time.
And I thought, how can I
be more famous than that?
That's pretty famous.
And so I'm 42 years old,
which a lot of people
don't start a new career in,
especially in this business,
and especially after being
kicked out, because you're gay.
So I just thought all
this was nonsense.
And I thought 20 years--
what sitcom goes 20 years?
So anyway, I got
offered this talk show.
And I started my first season
when I was 45 years old.
And we're now in
our 15th season.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Moral of the story-- if anyone
asks you to meet a stranger
in a tree house,
do it, because--
[LAUGHTER]
