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Martin Bashir
British
Journalist
About the author
Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Press
The children don't wear their masks at home and in controlled surroundings.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Children
#Home
The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Film
#Opportunity
#Achievement
The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Time
#Years
#First
The Thriller album is still the biggest album of all time. That is still returning huge royalty cheques.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Time
#Royalty
This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Life
#People
#Reason
You say he's childish, but he's very professional about business transactions.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Business
Michael Jackson has some contact with his mother. I know she is involved with the children.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Children
#Mother
I never saw anything that would qualify as a criminal activity.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Life
#Film
#Appearance
It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Family
#Legal
#Agreement
#Advice
Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Determination
#Interest
#Curiosity
If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Question
I have an inate curiosity about people.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#People
#Curiosity
I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Life
#Film
#Facts
He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Children
#Being
It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is?
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#World
It was a challenging experience. I'm looking forward to a break.
Martin Bashir,
British
Journalist
#Experience