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Oscar host Seth MacFarlane fascinates Barbara Walters

... in a manner of speaking, as he was one of the interviewees on "Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012." Here's the clip:

"If it's too soft, I'm going to disappoint a lot of my fanbase," MacFarlane says. "If it's too hard, I'm going to lose that room."

And will he sing?

"There will be a musical component. You've got a 60-piece orchestra there - it's just too big a temptation not to use."

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