Barry Sonnenfeld Quotes

I never got to meet Michael Jackson, and he's gone - so to be on stage with Prince was like if Michael... you know what I'm saying? And Prince, he's just such a warmhearted guy. He's so humble. He's such a spiritual man. I like his style.

I've loved Michael Jackson, his music, his music videos.

I always wanted to interview Michael Jackson, because I just wanted to humanize him.

My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.

Michael Jackson will always be my favorite pop musician; he was for years and years until his death, which was horrible to me. So I like pop culture. But to me, even if it's popular, there is a quality in the music you have to be able to appreciate.

It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is?

Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it.

When I was 4 years old, I thought that I wanted to be a dancer like Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even hip-hop became the vox populi of America, and then as an adult he shattered racial barriers.

Despite the sometimes sordid turns his life took, Michael Jackson always held my fascination, like he did for most of us.

Michael Jackson had a stable vision. He had a strong message, not only pop. People just fainted at his concert.

I love, love, love Michael Jackson.

I used to dress up like Michael Jackson. I didn't have the glove, but I had a red jacket like in 'Thriller.'

The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'

He will be beginning a brand new chapter in the Michael Jackson legend.

I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B music in the '70s and '80s, will continue to be one of the most recognized and formidable human beings that we've ever produced in our tradition.

One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common pop-cultural touchstone for just about everyone else.

I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.

As a little kid, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson.

You know how you either grow up in a Michael Jackson house or a Prince house? For me it was Michael Jackson. I could never decide whether I wanted to be Michael Jackson or marry him.

I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.

Michael Jackson is the most awesome person who ever walked onstage. He was just incredible.

I have a gut instinctive feeling that I will be as massive as Madonna, as massive as Michael Jackson... Whitney Houston, sure.

Growing up, I was surrounded by music by the Stones, Carole King, and the Beach Boys. I didn't know who Michael Jackson was till I was about 13.

Who didn't want to dance like Michael Jackson? I know I did.