“You wear what’s called a ‘sock.’ Just use your imagination.†—William H. Macy on going full-frontal in The Deal [BlackBook]
â€I’ve never been to Kidron. We’re not picking on it.†—Brannon Braga on picking a small Ohio city as the next target on 24 [Akron Beacon Journal]
“That blew my mind when I saw him doing that. I buy my butter in the local market, from the local farmers that come into town. I don’t know what kind of fucking butter he’s selling. I don’t buy that shit.†—Pete Shelley on Johnny Rotten shilling butter on TV [Pitchfork]
“It appealed to the 16-year-old in me, and it also appealed to the father in me.†—Liam Neeson on Taken [LAT]
“I didn’t know it was a real thing. And then we got on it. And truthfully, like the only time I’ve ever even seen one is either in a James Bond film or Spider-Man, where naturally a terrorist shoots out the wire and everybody goes plummeting to earth. I didn’t realize there was a commuter use for that technology that didn’t involve rescue squads.†—Ira Glass on the Roosevelt Island Tram [A.V. Club]
“When I started auditioning for Beaches, I knew it was a Bette Midler film, and my parents had always said I looked like Bette Midler, so it seemed like it would be a good match.†—Mayim Bialik on parental encouragement [A.V. Club]
“He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative or positive reactions.†—Joaquin Phoenix representative Susan Patricola claims that there is no way to stop his burgeoning rap career [MTV]