Ricky Gervais Would Like to Teach the World to Dance

“I won’t be happy until I have seen an Inuit doing David Brent’s dance.� — Ricky Gervais on the news that a Chilean TV outlet will remake The Office [The Chortle]

“There are certain times when you watch the show back … and hate yourself for what you said at the time and that’s partly because you don’t know the person’s back story normally before they walk in the room. I mean, for all I know, their dog had died an hour ago and they’re singing this in memory of the dog and I or anyone else is rude and you watch it back when you see the whole story unfold and it’s horrible.� —Simon Cowell, who only feels bad for his criticism when contestants are in mourning [IGN]

“It’s much easier than martial arts! With the terminators—there’s no finesse involved.� —Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles star Summer Glau on preparing physically for her role [E!]

“They didn’t even pick up phone calls or emails for three weeks. I’m trying to find out what’s behind it. Probably a good thing that I’m no longer with them.� —Annie Lennox on the Andy Millman–like dumping she got from her record label, Sony-BMG [Mirror]

“They couldn’t be green — they would have vanished in the vegetation. Red would have been too flashy and yellow a bit unfortunate. Only blue was left!� —Nine Culliford, wife of Smurfs cartoonist Peyo Culliford [Time]