Following judge Piers Morgan's erroneous prediction that the Susan Boyle phenomenon will send America's Got Talent's ratings through the roof, the Brit tells The Futon Critic that he thinks it's best for the NBC talent show to retain its format and rules in reference to the kind of acts that they permit on the show.
"I think it is part of the genius of the franchise. I think if we try and sanitize it too much or try and, you know, fix things or eliminate certain categories of people, you know, young kids or older people or, you know, anything like that that you get into difficult areas. I mean, the point of the show is it's just an old fashioned variety talent show. Nobody's forcing these people to come on and audition. No one's holding a gun to their heads, they do so entirely voluntarily. You know, they've all lived the dream, they all want to have that dream."