In This Day And Age,

I Learn More From The Audience Than I Can From Anybody Else. Not From What They Write On The Scorecards, But How They Respond To The Movie While They're Watching It - Where They Laugh And Where They React.

I Never Dreamed I Would Be Producing The Oscars. That Was A Huge Deal For Me.

I'm Not Tied To Budgets. I'm Tied To The Story That I Want To Tell, And How Much It's Going To Cost Is Up To Whatever The Economic Situation Of The Studio Is.

Michael Jackson Doesn't Really Belong On This Planet. He's The Most Important Figure In The History Of Music. He'll Be Remembered Far Longer Than George Bush Will. 200 Years From Now, People Will Be Talking About Michael Jackson, And No One's Going To Mention George Bush.

Do I Have A Small Movie In Me? Yeah, Probably, When I'm 60. But I'm Not Hal Ashby, I'm Not Roman Polanski. I'm True To Myself. Whether You Like It Or Not.