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Antonio Banderas - Source: Reuters
Whether smart or dumb, celebrities say some interesting things and have some interesting things said about them...
Antonio Banderas: I'm not sexy
"I don't believe it. Come on! When you get to my age and look in
the mirror, how can you think that?" - Spanish heartthrob Antonio
Banderas, who turns 50 in August, says he doesn't believe in his
sex symbol tag.
Christina Aguilera and her fetishes
"I'm really into fetish gear and latex is really making a strong
statement for me. Good body contours. Have I ever toned it down?
Never!" - Singer Christina Aguilera.
The appeal of being a bank robber
"I always wanted to be a bank robber when I grew up. As a
career, it seemed ideal: short periods of glamorous and interesting
work followed by lengthy spells of relaxation in Spain" - Jeremy
Clarkson.
Size zero. It's hard work.
"Being size zero is a career in itself." - Singer Rihanna.
"Stupid" Rolling Stones
"(We) were young, good looking and stupid. Now we're just stupid."
Sir Mick Jagger, promoting a new documentary about the making of
the Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile On Main Street.
Robin Hood throws a tantrum
"You've got dead ears, mate. You've seriously got dead ears if you
think that's an Irish accent." - Actor Russell Crowe storms at BBC
Radio 4 interviewer Mark Lawson who claimed there was "a hint of
Irish" about his accent playing Robin Hood.
Helen Mirren has competition
"My husband wants to marry her. I'm much more argumentative than
she is." - Actress Dame Helen Mirren on her new waxwork.
Lady Gaga not letting up
"I'll sleep when I'm dead." - Lady Gaga insisting she
will take no time off even though she is exhausted
Naomi Watts still clucky?
"I would love to have an endless brood of children. I grew up in
chaos. I feel comfortable in chaos." - Actress and mother of two
Naomi Watts.
Eva chooses Oscar over sex appeal
"Sexiest woman alive? You know what? I'd rather have an Oscar,
thanks very much." - Actress Eva Mendes.
Scarlett gets sweaty
"Getting on that red carpet, I just instantly flop
sweat... It's a weird chemical reaction I have"
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Actress Scarlett Johansson says she dislikes walking the red
carpet.
Sandra Bullock on her break from
acting
"You need tough skin to be in this business. I don't have tough
skin right now and I don't want it" - Actress Sandra Bullock, who
is taking a career break so she can enjoy being a mother.
Naomi Campbell justifies her actions
"It's not just, 'I don't get what I want. I throw'. It comes from,
I think, an abandonment issue" - Hot-headed supermodel Naomi
Campbell attempts to explain her anger management
issues.
A Spice Girl reminisces
"We were young crazy women and now we're young crazy mothers" -
Melanie Brown on her days as a Spice Girl.
Susan Boyle "had to be noticed"
"Put it this way, a woman who went on Britain's Got Talent with mad
hair, bushy eyebrows and the frock that I was wearing that night
had to be noticed." - Singer Susan Boyle, who says she has now
become a sophisticated lady.
Bieber's not so happy:
"Not happy that someone stole my hat and knocked down my mama. Come
on people" - Canadian tween heartthrob Justin Bieber following his
appearance in New Zealand
Jamie stirs something up...
"You have to remember that all I am, really, is a professional
stirrer" - Jamie Oliver.
Cash for Capt. Kirk's kidney stone
"I had the great fortune of doing the same thing with a kidney
stone. I passed a kidney stone, and a company offered me $75,000
for my kidney stone." - The original Captain Kirk, William
Shatner, says he doesn't mind parting with his mementos and would
do just about anything to benefit his chosen charities.
Invading his space:
"A guy once came up to me at a gig and asked me if I had
MySpace. I said, `This is my space, and you're invading it'." -
Singer Paul Weller (we don't really know who he is) isn't a fan of
social networking sites.
Cameron likens Avatar to Amazon
"What's happening in Avatar is happening in Brazil and places like
India and China, where traditional villages are displaced by big
infrastructure projects." Film director James Cameron says a
real-life Avatar battle is playing out in Brazil's Amazon rain
forest, where indigenous groups are trying to halt the construction
of a huge hydroelectric project.
Sam Worthington's potty mouth
"I don't give a f*** about the critics." - Aussie star Sam
Worthington doesn't hold back about the bad reviews for his latest
movie Clash Of The Titans.
Shock for Martina Navratilova
"It knocked me on my ass, really. I feel so in control of my life
and my body, and then this comes, and it's completely out of my
hands." Martina Navratilova told US magazine People about her
reaction to her breast cancer diagnosis.
Tiger Woods answers questions from reporters after
playing his first public round of golf in nearly five
months
"I missed my son's first birthday. That hurts a lot. I can't go
back to where I was. That was very bad, that day. That was
something I regret and probably will for the rest of my
life.".
Kendra sticks with what she knows
"I'm 24-years-old and yeah, I'm a different person and I'm
definitely more mature, but these are the tops that I'm going to
keep on wearing" - Kendra Wilkinson says she won't give up the
skimpy tops.
Singer Ricky Martin finally ends the
speculation.
"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very
blessed to be who I am"
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, who is in Australia to
promote the sequel, Porno
"I don't think people should be taking loads of drugs, but I think
they're right to be dissatisfied about the world we live
in"
Sam Worthington keeps his clothes on
"It's not a history lesson ... so I'm wearing clothes. I saw
the original Perseus goes around naked. I tried to do it, but they
looked at my body and said, 'put it away Sam'." - Aussie star Sam
Worthington says fans hoping to see him in the buff in his new film
Clash Of The Titans should prepare to be disappointed.
Jennifer Love Hewitt's understatement
"It wasn't ideal timing." Jennifer Love Hewitt on her
recent split from Jamie Kennedy. She is about to embark on a tour
promoting her new book about relationships.
Mad Hatter inspiration
"I do like hats." - Johnny Depp says playing the Mad Hatter in Tim
Burton's Alice in Wonderland came naturally for him.
Jesse's "poor judgment"
"There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and
that is me. It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve
everything bad that is coming my way" - Sandra Bullock's husband
Jesse James, who
allegedly had an affair while his wife was
filming for her Oscar winning performance.
Ugly Betty not a Hollywood bride fan
"I think women are a lot more complicated than obsessing
over one day in their lives." - Ugly Betty star America Ferrera
says she's not big on Hollywood portrayals of brides.
An Oscar and a Razzie
"They're going to sit side by side, as they should. You take the
good with the not so good" - Sandra Bullock vows to display her
best actress Oscar statuette next to her Golden
Raspberry award.
Lara Bingle gets angry
"Women should not have to accept that sort of behaviour just
because a boyfriend or partner wants to impress their friends. It
is demeaning and disrespectful of us" - Lara Bingle isn't happy
about the
release of a nude photo of her .
Falling on your face
"There's a very good possibility you can fall on your face, but
that's a healthy thing for an actor" - Johnny Depp.
Meaty bunny
"I'm like the Energizer rabbit right now. I don't even need to be
plugged in. I need to be unplugged" - American rock legend Meat
Loaf.
