“Being nude was weird. And now I’m seeming like the actress who does that, which wasn’t my intention.†—Marisa Tomei, who doesn’t want to be known as That Naked Actress [Parade]
“I was trying to convince Ed [Zwick] to try and slip in a dance sequence somewhere, but it just really didn’t work out.†—Jamie Bell on why there’s no dance number in Defiance [MoviesOnline]
“Our version [of the Cleopatra story] will be like an Elvis musical in 3D. It’s a total rock ’n’ roll, 1966 aesthetic - like Viva Las Vegas meets Tommy.†—Steven Soderbergh on why his upcoming musical Cleo will be insane [NYP]
“When you first hear the title, Spider-Man, The Musical, you think, ‘Oh what’s that gonna be like?’ The deal was that a man would never sing in spandex on stage, so, rest assured, Spider-Man will never sing in tights, only as Peter Parker.†—Evan Rachel Wood assuages fanboy fears of seeing Spider-Man sing on stage [WENN via PR-Inside]
“I’ve got to do movies because they pay lots of money. I grew up in the old music business, so that’s my first love.†—Billy Bob Thornton, who is actually surprised that he’s not a successful musician [WENN via Starpulse]
“I play an Australian industrialist bent on world domination. I do this with an Australian accent.†—Bill Nighy on his character in the upcoming guinea-pig action comedy G Force [Moviehole]
“I couldn’t think of anyone who was more right for this character than I was, at least on the surface of it. Because of the history of the characters I’ve played — (Million Dollar Baby’s) Frankie Dunn or (Heartbreak Ridge’s) Gunnery Sergeant Highway — this one sort of sums it all up, one old bigot and his family.†—Clint Eastwood on acting in Gran Torino [MCT via PopMatters]