â€Beware the passion project. It’s so predictable: ‘Now that I have a hit, I can tell that story about the transsexual horse whisperer!â€â€™ —Robert Downey Jr. [EW]
“There’s a place for it. I think people will enjoy it if you’re actually in love or going through something.†—50 Cent on Kanye West’s upcoming album, 808s & Heartache [MTV]
“The life of an actor can be very enviable. If the phone rings and somebody says, ‘I see you as the leader of a group of aliens with enormous heads,’ I think that’s fantastic.†—Wallace Shawn on playing aliens and Upper East Side lawyers [NYT]
“Who cares about fame and fortune? I’m going to be a plush animal.†—Mark Walton, voice of Rhino in the upcoming Bolt [NYT]
“People come from three states away and walk up to you trembling. I feel that I am at a disadvantage here because I can’t provide this mystical thing that they came for in the two seconds we have.†—Robert Pattinson needs at least ten minutes with every Twilight fan [NYT]
“You could eat sushi off my bookshelf. My cleaning regime is like a battleground. I’m Genghis Khan and my cleaning products are my Mongolian army and I take no prisoners.†—Ryan Adams [Guardian]