Werner Herzog Would Watch You Reading the Phone Book

“If you’re purely after facts, please buy yourself the phone directory of Manhattan. It has four million times correct facts.� –Werner Herzog on how he reacts to accusations that he’s taken factual liberties in some of his documentaries [NYT]

“The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behavior like this, he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores.� —Paul Quirk, co-chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association, on Prince’s decision to give away free copies of his album in the newspaper [Guardian]

“There’s nothing being marketed to me. At least with spam, I get ads for mortgage loans and Cialis.� —Henry Rollins on being too old for contemporary consumer culture [PopMatters]

“It was such a private pleasure that I wanted to keep it that way … and, anyway, I was selling everything else.� —Leonard Cohen, explaining why he never before considered exhibiting his paintings, which are now on display at a Manchester gallery [Times Online]

“I felt like a donkey.� –Javier Bardem on working with the highly intelligent Natalie Portman [Radar]