Honor your parents by not judging them. Give them the benefit of doubt.

I was too shy to be around real people. It wasn't like old ladies talking to plants.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

I'd say to myself: "This is my dream, this is my wish." Because a wish is more than a wish. It is a goal. It is something your conscious and subconscious can help make reality.

I truly love my fans. Truly, truly from the heart. That's the real truth. I love them.

I love the fans and they are the reason for my professional existence. When I'm out there doing a show and I see the fans dancing and singing, that's what I love the most. It's just the greatest feeling in the world.

I'm not a comedian. I'm not a show host. I'm a musician. That's why I've turned down offers to host the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards. Is it really entertaining for me to get up there and crack a few weak jokes and force people to laugh because I'm Michael Jackson, when I know in my heart that I'm not funny?