20 Quotes by Ken Ehrlich

There's just nobody better to walk on that stage that night and be able to comment on it and bring a personal perspective on it,

These are the guys through whose eyes we've watched the world change,

Awesome. The Blue Man Group are in their own world. If you put them with people they have to be the aliens, so it's good to have them do something on their own, something different.

This is an evolving kind of situation, and what might have been appropriate a week ago might not be appropriate this week. Having Ellen DeGeneres as the host, who is from New Orleans, sets the tone right away that there will be a balance. One of the first things Ellen said to me after Katrina hit was that we still need to make people laugh without forgetting about what's going on and not in any way taking away from its meaning.

It's fun, it qualifies as entertainment. It's four very diverse performances that I think represent the kind of real iconic TV themes that people hum.

the beginning of a little bit of healing.

It was not a question of putting music into the show just for the sake of putting music in the show. But if you could have a music component that works, that makes for a great TV show.

I want this lit for the rehearsal tomorrow. Either outside, inside, or whatever.

It will serve as a constant reminder of what's been going on. The magnolia is the state flower of both Louisiana and Mississippi.