I've worked with a hundred of the biggest artists in the world, from Madonna to Mariah Carey, and he [Michael Jackson] is just beyond. He's at a whole other level, spiritually. He's got the God spot. Everyone has it, everyone has that God spot, but it's just the way he's in tune with it. He has it. It's right there, and when he starts to sing, God has just opened it up for him. That's why he's not comfortable around people and things, because he's just such a unique - he feels blessed just to be himself. "I can't believe I'm Michael Jackson."

I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.

You've got to think about how to do things for the right price. You have to shoot in different places to be creative and get tax rebates.

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.

Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.