Johnny Depp’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ Performance in No Way Influenced by Actor’s Bollocks

“I just didn’t see the character developing with me doing scales in front of a piano, with a vocal teacher going, ‘No, no — bring it up from the bollocks.�’ —Johnny Depp on why he forwent singing lessons for his role in Sweeney Todd [EW]

“Sharon says to me ‘Just stand there.’ I can’t just fucking stand there! I’m a moving target. People would aim their can of beer at my head!� —Ozzy Osbourne on his live show [Rolling Stone]

“In the middle of the lunch, I said, ‘Oh, shit, I made up a show, and I have a title.’ And that’s when you know you’re dead, when there’s a title.� —Joss Whedon, who fudged his way into having a new series on Fox [EW]

“It’s kind of like the prom, right? You wouldn’t want to admit that you want to go, but you probably secretly want to be asked.� —John Cusack on being nominated for an Oscar [Starpulse]

“I paint large abstract paintings. I’ve never shown any. I just wrap them up when they’re done and store them in a warehouse. I’ll never show them. They’re not good. No one would like them.� —Christopher Walken, low-self-esteem artist [NYP]
—Elizabeth Black