Martin Bashir Quotes

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

I look up to people like Michael Jackson because he set up pop culture.

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

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

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

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

Plenty of people detested Michael Jackson before his death wiped away the world's collective memory. Timberlake was originally dismissed as just another boy-bander. Legions have joined in a 'Hate Anne Hathaway' movement. Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Kristen Bell, even Mozart had haters.

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

Imitation is flattery. There was once a survey of who was the most imitated celebrity in Latin American countries, especially in Brazil and Argentina, and I was in third place after Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.

Everybody wanted to be Michael Jackson. That's how Will and I got to know each other.

When I was really, really young, I was in love with Michael Jackson.

I have always admired Michael Jackson, and he's the one I get most inspiration from. I hope to become an artist like him as he won so many people's hearts and gave that love back to them through his music.

When I was a kid, all I knew about Michael Jackson was that he was crazy. He had a monkey named Bubbles and some kind of oxygen chamber, and he used to be black, but he made himself white, and he was nuts. That was Michael Jackson in full. Wacko Jacko.

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.

Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.

Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.

Michael Jackson is the ultimate traffic accident. People can't take their eyes off him.

Liberace was a miracle. You talk about who he was and what he did, and then you look at who he inspired, from Elton John to Cher to Michael Jackson to Bette Midler. There are so many people that came to see him. Elvis was there, watching his shows.

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.

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.

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.

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.'