“Diddy’s kind of aggressive. He can get that way, but I tried to change my phone number every time he tried to reach me.†—T-Pain [MTV]
“So when I was beating the guy, I started thinking, ‘What if I was Hannah Montana?’ And Quentin’s like, ‘Eli, you ready?’ I’m like, ‘Oh yeah. Yes, yes sir.’ And little do they know that that’s why I look so insane, is I’m torturing myself with thoughts of, “How could I actually pull off being a high-school student and a pop star at night as Hannah Montana?†—Eli Roth on the real motivation for the Bear Jew [AV Club]
“I play this guy named Nikolai Wolf, and he’s a singer in an emo band. He’s looking for fame and fortune and is basically a sociopath who came upon the idea that devil worship and sacrificing a girl is the surefire ticket to fame and fortune … there’s some Jared Leto in there. I threw in a bit of Brandon Flowers. There’s a little Maroon 5. There’s no nail polish, but there’s a little bit of eyeliner.†—Jennifer’s Body’s Adam Brody [MTV]
“I was working with an acting coach named Larry Moss … and I wanted to tell a story that honored that within the journey of the boy, about how his prison becomes a garden. And when I finished my pitch, I looked up, and Larry was weeping. Later, I came to find out that Larry weeps at everything. But at the time, I thought it was a sign, so I went back and made House Of D my priority. —David Duchovny, on who we can blame for House of D [AV Club]
“I ORIGINALLY BOOKED ON SHOWS COZ BEASTIES WERE HEADLINERS , BUT NOW THEY AINT DOING IT AND I JUS WANNA SAY , WE HAVE TO GO HARD!!! CANT BELIEVE THEY REPLACED BEASTIES WITH TENACIOUS D ?????????????????????? AND IF I PULL OUT THEY SUE! SO REALLY? TENACIOUS D AFTER ME ?†—M.I.A. [Prefix]
“Right now fewer than one in ten low-income students can expect to earn a bachelor’s degree. With odds like that, a better life seems pretty hard to come by. America needs a stronger education system, and the time is now for bold reform.†—Lil Wayne [Prefix]