“She’s a fantastic actress. She will be fabulous. … It’s not a competition.†—Rachel Weisz on fellow Jackie O.–portrayer Katie Holmes [People]
“Our boys [Dashiell, 8, Roman, 6, and Ignatius, 2] had a ball. I went up in their estimation from the first night on set, when I was called on to shoot a flaming arrow, missed my mark and hit a light, which duly exploded. I mean, how many mums do stuff like that?†—Cate Blanchett on filming Robin Hood [Times UK]
“The guys are going to bring their girlfriends to this one, mark my words. There’s a lot of fighting, a lot of cool stunts. It’s a little darker. The stuff I’ve seen so far is amazing. Amazing. The music is great. Everything is just really captivating.†—Kellan Lutz on Twilight: Eclipse [Celebrity Gossip]
“They sent me messages like, ‘If I ever see you in the streets, I will kill you! You took my man!’ I got a few today. One said, ‘I will shank you.’ Not too sure what a ‘shank’ is. … Realistically, he’s 16-years old and he’s adorable, but it’s not that serious. [But] I still have Beiber [sic] fever. It’s not his fault that all the Beiber [sic] fans are after me. They’re all young, so I’m hoping that it’s all just in fun and that they seriously don’t mean it.†—Kim Kardashian on receiving death threats [Us]
“I’m sticking my tongue out in scenes to try to make that work in 3D. I’m thinking I’ll try to get my tongue all the way out to the second row of the audience.†—Nicolas Cage on shooting the upcoming Drive Angry in 3-D [Daily Express UK]
“I had this horrible cold recently. I was so sick, I couldn’t even move, so I just watched TV on the couch. And there were 12 references to things that I have done. Somebody said ‘mojo.’ Somebody said, ‘Not!’ Somebody does, uh, ‘I’m not worthy.’ Then Dr. Evil and ‘One million dollars!’ And I thought, ‘How the heck did that happen?’ A lot of it was very hard work and being very, very laser-focused. But a lot of it is unbelievable luck. For this, I’m very grateful.†—Mike Myers [Parade]
“It’s a very difficult form of research. Playing the game three or four times a day and getting paid to exercise — it was really tough.†—Jake Gyllenhaal on preparing for Prince of Persia [E! Online]
“I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat between my feet and there were passers-by, and one of them turned back and said ‘do you need help, brother?’ And $1 fell into my hat!†—Ian McKellen on being mistaken for a homeless man [Herald Sun]