Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Lupita Nyong'o in Tears After Oscar Nomination
Plus, words from Nick Cannon and Gabourey Sibide.
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Steve McQueen on Lupita's reaction to her Oscar nomination: - "She rang me in tears and she said, 'Thank you, thank you, what have you done?' I said, 'Girl, what have you done? Congratulations to you."(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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Barkhad Abdi on his Oscar nomination: - "I'm really humbled and honored and really happy about the nomination. I still cannot comprehend it fully."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Chiwetel Ejiofor on his Academy Award nomination: - "At no point during filming, in the sweltering heat of New Orleans, did any of us ever foresee the journey this film would take us all on. Steve McQueen created an entire family to tell one man's tale and I am delighted that so many of this family have also been recognized today."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Pharrell Williams on his Oscar nomination for Best Original Song: - “Uh, speechless ... Man, I am over the moon.” (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)
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Beyoncé on gender inequality: - “We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up, gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Made With Elastic)
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Nick Cannon on how he and Mariah Carey stay happily married: - "Lots of sex."(Photo: FritzPhotoGraphics/Centric)
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Ashlee Simpson announcing her engagement to Evan Ross: - "My baby love and I are engaged!" (Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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Keke Palmer responding to cyber bullies who start mean rumors about her: - “To come back and see my own people try to take me down like that, it kills my heart because it’s like everything I do, I do for us.” (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
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Director David O. Russell on Jennifer Lawrence’s filming schedule for Hunger Games franchise: - “I’ll tell you what it is about that girl — talk about 12 years of slavery, that’s what the franchise is. And I’m going to get in so much trouble for saying that.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Ciara after being asked to confirm rumors of her pregnancy: - "Of course, I would love to [confirm]." (Photo: Ciara via Instagram)
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