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Seth Rogen: Unlikely Spokesman for Reebok
“I have some custom Reeboks, too, that I made on their website. On the back of the sneaker, you can write a word, and they kind of censor it so that you can’t write FUCKY YOU. But I kept trying to find the dirtiest thing that the computer would allow. I tried to get it to print ASSHOLE, but it wouldn’t let me do that, and then I did BUTTHOLE, but that didn’t work either, but I got it to approve BUMHOLE. Also, I got a pair that says EAT POOP.†—Seth Rogen [Elle]
“I’ve been warned when I’m presenting there are two things I am never allowed to say. One — cunt. And two — Scientology. There is one sentence that could join both of those words but I’m going to try and not say it.†—Russell Brand on hosting the MTV Video Music Awards [Mirror]
“Dylan was doing occupations at school recently and the teacher said, ‘You have to go home and ask Mummy and Daddy what they do.’ So we were trying to explain to Dylan that we make movies and he went to Michael, ‘Hang on. Mama makes movies, you make pancakes!’ So my two-time Oscar-winning husband with a career of 40 years looks at me and says, ‘Oh, it’s come to that!’†—Catherine Zeta-Jones [Sun UK]
“If you heard a rumor that I covered myself in fake tattoos and played Guitar Hero until 3 a.m. this weekend, that rumor is true. I rocked it,†—Jenna Fischer [Lifeline Live/USAT]
“He said, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have a theme like Ghostbusters? Let’s have Ray Parker Jr. record it.’ Then we remembered that Ghostbusters got sued for being too similar to Huey Lewis and the News’ ‘I Want a New Drug.’ Then Seth had the idea to see if Huey would do it. We loved seeing his [genitals] in Robert Altman’s Short Cuts.†—David Gordon Green on how Huey Lewis ended up recording the theme song for Pineapple Express [Soundboard/LAT]