Kenny Ortega Quotes

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.

I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.

Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It caused quite a controversy, because his nose isn't eligible for another fifteen years.

Oh, Michael Jackson is Michael Jackson. And no matter if he sold 40 million records off of one record and sold 15 off his last or whatever the counts may be, Michael Jackson will be Michael Jackson.

You have to protect it too, you can't let just any stupid person take it and do something demoralizing with it. At the same time, I don't believe in being so rigid about controlling what happens either.

Anything can be justified by security.

Security is no replacement for liberty.

There was a time Michael Jackson couldn't get his video on MTV because he was considered to be 'urban.' The Michael Jackson. So I literally have to be the Michael Jackson of apparel in order to break down the doors for everyone who will come after I'm gone, after I'm dead.

I've always wondered: is there really any access to the White House?

I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.

How about no one's ever going to outsell Michael Jackson at selling records because the record industry is over. Game over. There's no more record stores. With no more record stores there's no more pressing plants. With no more pressing plants, there's no more charts.

The safety and security of the nation depends more so than ever before on intelligence.

The Seven Elevens in downtown Houston are better protected than the largest oil refinery in the world.

We cannot measure our safety in terms of miles on a map any more.

I wish for an America no less alert in guarding against dangers from within than it is watchful against enemies from without.

We employ only 1000 enforcement officers to protect over 9000 civilian Federal facilities—spread out all across the country..

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling

The search for national security is today a source for urban insecurity.

I like to enjoy good music. I like Michael Jackson; I don't care who wrote the songs.

When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me.

Some people build fences to keep people out; some people build fences to keep people in.

I've loved Michael Jackson since the minute I was born. He's probably the most talented person ever. He was able to create such an amazing career and be probably the biggest star we've ever had.

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

I really like cages.