“I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie. It would be my dream role. Simon’s become a legend in five years … It wouldn’t be that hard for me to play him because I see a lot of Ron Burgundy in Simon Cowell. Like Simon, Ron was the biggest thing on TV, loved himself and had that whole irresistible middle-aged man thing going on. I could play Simon, but to be honest Simon could play Ron. They are like long-lost twin brothers separated at birth.†—Will Ferrell [Sun UK]
“Those Americans know how to put on the pants!†—The late Ingmar Bergman’s reaction to watching Jurassic Park [IFC]
“My guess is he would rather have hot pokers burn the top layers of his eyeballs than go on Twitter.†—Jason Reitman on George Clooney [MTV]
“I am very well paid, overpaid and even over-rewarded for what I do.†—Bono [OK! UK]
“I like to make action movies. Just without any action.†—Jim Jarmusch [Telegraph UK]
“I’m not like Orson Welles. I’m a quiet director.†— Richard Linklater [Guardian UK]
“I’m totally under Steve Martin’s wing. He’s done it twice. I’m there to assist, like a magician’s assistant. That’s how I feel. I’m going to wear like a magician’s assistant costume.†—Alec Baldwin on his Oscar co-host [Carpetbagger/NYT]