Paris Jackson, Surgeon? Michael Jackson's Daughter Eyes A Career Out Of The Spotlight

Paris' Unexpected Career Goal
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 11: Paris Jackson attends the Mr. Pink ginseng drink launch party held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on October 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)

She might have been raised in the spotlight, but Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, has her eyes on a career that's far away from the public eye.

The 15-year-old wants to be a surgeon, a heart surgeon no less, so she can fulfill her wish of helping others. "I want to help people, that's it," she told the Daily Mail Sunday's Event magazine.

"I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death," Paris said, continuing, "He'd try to educate us as much as he could and was always looking out for us. He was very protective."

Paris went on to explain that the King of Pop wanted to give his children the childhood he never had, which is why Michael always had them wear face masks while out in public. "He didn't want anyone to see what we looked like. That way we could have what he didn't, which was a normal childhood," she explained.

On par with her altruistic future plans, next on Paris' list is restoring the Neverland ranch, which she wants to bring back so that less privileged children can enjoy it. "I cried and cried," Paris recalled of the moment she saw the estate's Ferris Wheel was gone. "It’s beautiful there," she added, "It still has good energy."

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Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Latoya Jackson, and Blanket Jackson attend the Mr. Pink Ginseng launch party at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (credit:AP)
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Lou Ferrigno, Paris Jackson, Stan Lee, Prince Michael Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II pose for a photograph at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 in Los Angeles. (credit:AP)
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Prince Michael Jackson II, Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30, 2012 in Gary, Indiana. (credit:Getty Images)
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Paris Jackson attends the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30, 2012 in Gary, Indiana. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson attend the St. Paul Saints Vs. The Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball game at U.S. Steel Yard on August 30, 2012 in Gary, Indiana. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Michael 'Blanket' Jackson, Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson arrive at the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in Los Angeles, California, on January 27, 2012. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, son of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, looks at a pin given to him by Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson at a Jackson tribute event Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. Members of Michael's family are in the Northwestern Indiana city on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday. (credit:AP)
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Paris Jackson, daughter of entertainer Michael Jackson, poses with a fan outside Jackson's boyhood home during a celebration on what would have been Jackson's 54th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Gary, Ind. (credit:AP)
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Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:AP)
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Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:AP)
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Prince Michael Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson appear on stage at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert in memory of the late Michael Jackson at the Millennium Stadium on October 8, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales. (credit:AP)
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Michael Jackson's children, Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson, speak on stage during the 'Michael Forever' concert in memory of the late Michael Jackson at The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on October 8, 2011. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:AP)
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Paris Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Blanket Jackson attends Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson and Latoya Jackson ttend Children's Hospital Los Angeles Receives Michael Jackson Artwork Donation ceremony on August 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, Paris Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend a ceremony to honor their father and brother, the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California August 8, 2011. (credit:Getty Images)
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Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson, Lionel Richie and Prince Jackson attends the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Michael Jackson's children Prince and Paris accept the Lifetime Achievement Award of their late father at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2010. (credit:Getty Images)
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Blanket Jackson arrives at the Las Vegas premiere of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino December 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (credit:Getty Images)
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Paris Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend the Jackson Family donation event at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on August 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, Paris Jackson and Blanket Jackson attend the Jackson Family donation event at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on August 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Jackson, Blanket Jackson and Paris Jackson rehearse for the 'Michael Forever' concert to remember the late Michael Jackson at The Millenium Stadium on October 8, 2011 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (credit:Getty Images)
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Founder and CEO of GBK Productions Gavin Keilly, Blanket Jackson, Paris Jackson, Latoya Jackson and Prince Jackson support Japan Relief for the American Red Cross at the GBK Gift Lounge at SLS Hotel on March 31, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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From left, Michael Jackson's sister Janet Jackson, daughter Paris-Michael Katherine, sister LaToya Jackson, brother Jermaine Jackson and oldest son Prince Michael I attend a memorial service for the 'King of Pop' at the Staples Center in Los Angeleson July 7, 2009. (credit:Getty Images)
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Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket) and Prince Michael Jackson I wave at the end of a memorial service for their father, music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. (credit:Getty Images)
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Michael Jackson (3rd R) poses with real estate developer Mohamed Hadid (3rd L), Hadid's children and Jackson's children Michael Joseph Jr. (L), Paris Michael Katherine (C) and Prince Michael II (2nd R) on November 27, 2008 at the Jackson Holmby Hills residence in Westwood, California. Hadid, who calls himself a close friend of Michael Jackson, spent some of Jackson's last days with him and spoke out about Jackson's health and state of mind during the last few weeks before his death. (credit:Getty Images)