‘The Price Is Right,’ Ancient Mythology — It’s All the Same to Drew Carey

“And for every single person that makes it on stage, it’s like a Joseph Campbell journey, an everyman plucked from obscurity to attempt a journey, with obstacles placed in their way.� —Drew Carey, probably talking about that mountain-climber game on The Price Is Right [NYT]

“Brian spends at least 93 percent of his life apologizing. He has an idea brain. And he hates himself like we do.� —Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof on why he offered Brian K. Vaughan a job [NYT]

“I’m totally hooked on reruns of Friends. I know I shouldn’t be. They show them between 5 and 6 every night of the week, and I get a slightly bad temper if I have to miss them, even if I’ve seen them 20 times. It’s like a piece of music you know well but never get tired of.� —Tom Wilkinson [Envelope/LAT]

“And so really, what [George Lucas] was saying to me, was: ‘Don’t let this experience discourage you from what acting can really be about, because that’s not what this is.’ I just wish I would’ve figured that out a little sooner.� —Hayden Christensen explains why he wasn’t very good in the Star Wars prequels [LAT]

“The fact that the guys on SportsCenter play it a little looser — there’s a little more humor injected into sports now — that would have helped. But I think if I was doing play-by-play for the Minnesota Twins or something, part of me would be like, ‘Ah, I should have tried comedy.’� —Will Ferrell on not pursuing a career in sportscasting [NYP]