Michael Jackson 1999 MTV interview

    by Zimmermann 054: Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson in a 1999 MTV interview discussing his short film Thriller. I believe this was one of the few interviews he had that strictly discussed his art! No rumors, no prying into his private life, just his art and you can see how happy it makes him.

    Transcript (en)

    Oh, I like the scene when I'm looking at the, when the girl, all these zombies are coming toward us and she thinks she's safe with me, you know, being her boyfriend and she looks over to me and I become one and then we do that famous pull in and pull out movement, the Hitchcock move. And I love that moment and I become one. And I love doing that. So he and I collaborated and we both choreographed the piece. I thought I should start, you know, like that kind of thing. going to this kind of jazzy step, you know? That's awesome, dude. Kind of gruesome things like that, you know? Not too much ballet or whatever. When was the last time you saw a thriller? Gee, I don't know. I thought about watching it again, but I don't, because I don't want to scare the children.