Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Taraji Would've Kicked Kanye 'in the Shins' for Grammys Stunt
Plus, words from Ledisi, Tika Sumpter and Lee Daniels.
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Taraji P. Henson on Kanye West almost getting on stage at the Grammys during Beck's win: - "If he'd of run up on the stage on me, he would've got kicked in the shins!"(Photos from left: Lester Cohen/WireImage, David Buchan/Getty Images)
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Kanye West talks Beck winning Album of the Year Grammy over Beyoncé: - "I don't even know what [Beck] said. I just know that, the Grammys, if they want real artists to keep coming back, they need to stop playing with us. We aren't going to play with them no more. 'Flawless.' Beyoncé's video. And Beck needs to respect artistry, he should have given his award to Beyoncé."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage)
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Will Smith on feeling broken after After Earth bombed at the box office: - “After the failure of After Earth, a thing got broken in my mind. When I went into Focus, I completely released the concept of goal-orientation and got into path-orientation.”(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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Toya Wright on the current state of her and Memphitz's relationship: - "The current status of me and my husband [is] we are separated at the moment. And, we're just — everybody has their material issues, and right now, you know, we’re separated.”(Photo: Prince Williams/WireImage)
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Vivica A. Fox on Kenya Moore comparing her to Maleficent: - “I just need to say this. If this reminds you of Maleficent, it made $700 million worldwide, so thanks for the comparison, boo.”(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Underfashion Club)
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Tika Sumpter on rumors that she is married to Hosea Chanchez: - “I’m not married. When I’m married, the whole world will know.”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
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Kim Kardashian on her sex tape not being the reason she's famous: - “Maybe that’s how some people heard about me but I didn’t launch my career off of that. That was 12 years ago. No, 13 years ago now. So I just try to move on and put it in the past because I think that everyone in life does things they’re not proud of.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Sevyn Streeter on not being worried about outsiders prying into her relationship with B.o.B.: - “I don’t know man. It’s just, don’t kill the fun, man. It’s like my life… I live my life… You stay focused on the right things… You can’t control what people say. You live your life and you stay focused on what matters.”(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images)
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Ledisi on Beyoncé singing "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" at the Grammys over her: - "I was able to portray an iconic gospel singer, the queen of gospel, Mahalia Jackson. I sang the version she sang, "Take My Hand," as well with Thomas Dorsey writing it and now we get to see Beyoncé sing the song that’s been living forever and to her generation.”(Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
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Monica on women jump-starting their personal brands after motherhood: - “When you reinvent, allow your brand to speak for itself. Take your time and feel pretty — pray, light candles, walk and remember you are the most important person.”(Photo: Johnny Louis/Getty Images)
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