Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh.

I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.

I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there.

We felt the time was right to open up the boundaries, and say to all of America, regardless of your age, whether you're 2, whether you're 100, regardless of what you believe your talent is - juggling, magic, singing - this is the show you can enter. It's as simple as that.

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

In TV, film, and music there's a lot of snobbery, and I don't like it. I've never been a cultural snob.

It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.