Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Ludacris on Continuing the Legacy of Paul Walker

Plus, words from Isaiah Washington and Tyrese.

Ludacris on the first thing he would say to Paul Walker: - “The first thing I would say to Paul Walker when I see him is I did as much as I could to carry on his legacy and let people know how great of a humanitarian he was."(Photos from left: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic, Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

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Ludacris on the first thing he would say to Paul Walker: - “The first thing I would say to Paul Walker when I see him is I did as much as I could to carry on his legacy and let people know how great of a humanitarian he was."(Photos from left: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic, Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

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Isaiah Washington on urging Chris Rock to "adapt" to racial profiling: - “I know a lot of people take issue with the hashtag ‘adapt,’ thinking I was implying that white supremacy or racial profiling was stopped if you were in a different car, but that’s not [what I meant]… Police are about the business of policing, night and day. … I really feel that he needs to look at the area that he’s in and even visit with the police in the local community.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television Awards)

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Isaiah Washington on urging Chris Rock to "adapt" to racial profiling: - “I know a lot of people take issue with the hashtag ‘adapt,’ thinking I was implying that white supremacy or racial profiling was stopped if you were in a different car, but that’s not [what I meant]… Police are about the business of policing, night and day. … I really feel that he needs to look at the area that he’s in and even visit with the police in the local community.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television Awards)

Tyrese on his new album: - “The song is called 'Dumb S**t' featuring Snoop. That’s my first single. And the video is all over the Internet… and this album is called Black Rose and it’s coming 7/7/15. It will be my last solo album."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Tyrese on his new album: - “The song is called 'Dumb S**t' featuring Snoop. That’s my first single. And the video is all over the Internet… and this album is called Black Rose and it’s coming 7/7/15. It will be my last solo album."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Dwayne Johnson on what will make him most happy: - “I will not be happy until I’m able to make a white baby, and I can’t make a white baby, so I’m not going to be happy. I figured I’d go with the silly comedy answer.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Dwayne Johnson on what will make him most happy: - “I will not be happy until I’m able to make a white baby, and I can’t make a white baby, so I’m not going to be happy. I figured I’d go with the silly comedy answer.”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Rico Love on scrapped projects that he’s worked on with Brandy and Usher: - "I did a whole Brandy project and I was all excited about the songs and then she said, 'Oh, I’m just going to do The Game. I am not going to put these songs out.' I am really passionate about this music. The same thing happened with Usher, when he put out the bulls**t 'Scream' song — he thinks it’s bulls**t by the way, too."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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Rico Love on scrapped projects that he’s worked on with Brandy and Usher: - "I did a whole Brandy project and I was all excited about the songs and then she said, 'Oh, I’m just going to do The Game. I am not going to put these songs out.' I am really passionate about this music. The same thing happened with Usher, when he put out the bulls**t 'Scream' song — he thinks it’s bulls**t by the way, too."(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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Rihanna on pranking her tour crew: - "My band. Oh, they've suffered the most... This year, we had a performance outside, and it was freezing cold and I poured the dirtiest mixture of milk and pineapple juice, eggs, whatever I could think of, bubblegum, in the bottom of their shoes.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Rihanna on pranking her tour crew: - "My band. Oh, they've suffered the most... This year, we had a performance outside, and it was freezing cold and I poured the dirtiest mixture of milk and pineapple juice, eggs, whatever I could think of, bubblegum, in the bottom of their shoes.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Jay Z on his plans for TIDAL: - “I know everyone thinks 'new company, main business competitor is Spotify' but we're really not here to compete with anyone, we're actually here to improve the landscape.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)

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Jay Z on his plans for TIDAL: - “I know everyone thinks 'new company, main business competitor is Spotify' but we're really not here to compete with anyone, we're actually here to improve the landscape.”(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)

Wendy Williams calls out Oprah for airing Karrueche interview on OWN: - “Oprah, what has happened to you?! Now look, Oprah, not for nothing, when you first got OWN, you said you weren’t going to do reality TV and meanwhile, you have nothing but reality and ratchetness. Oprah, welcome to the basement — it’s nice down here, huh?”(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Match)

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Wendy Williams calls out Oprah for airing Karrueche interview on OWN: - “Oprah, what has happened to you?! Now look, Oprah, not for nothing, when you first got OWN, you said you weren’t going to do reality TV and meanwhile, you have nothing but reality and ratchetness. Oprah, welcome to the basement — it’s nice down here, huh?”(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Match)

Empire’s Grace Gealey on experiencing colorism for the first time when moving to the U.S.: - “When I came to America, that’s when I started to feel that there was a lot of push-back from women. I was definitely made aware that I am light-skinned. I realized that was a thing here.”(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Empire’s Grace Gealey on experiencing colorism for the first time when moving to the U.S.: - “When I came to America, that’s when I started to feel that there was a lot of push-back from women. I was definitely made aware that I am light-skinned. I realized that was a thing here.”(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Paula Patton on life after Robin Thicke: - "I live in a place of gratitude and growing up in many ways, I think. I moved from my parents' house to moving in with Robin. And now I'm like becoming an adult at this old age. I'm really like a real woman now.”(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Paula Patton on life after Robin Thicke: - "I live in a place of gratitude and growing up in many ways, I think. I moved from my parents' house to moving in with Robin. And now I'm like becoming an adult at this old age. I'm really like a real woman now.”(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Sevyn Streeter on never refusing your partner sex: - “I think that when you commit to somebody and take them off the market, I think that it is your job, as a woman or a man, to — I don’t think you should ever say, ‘no’… don’t you ever say ‘no.’”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Sevyn Streeter on never refusing your partner sex: - “I think that when you commit to somebody and take them off the market, I think that it is your job, as a woman or a man, to — I don’t think you should ever say, ‘no’… don’t you ever say ‘no.’”(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Zoe Kravitz on being intimidated by her mother’s beauty: - “My mother’s a beautiful woman, and I think, in some way, I felt intimidated by that sometimes.”(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Zoe Kravitz on being intimidated by her mother’s beauty: - “My mother’s a beautiful woman, and I think, in some way, I felt intimidated by that sometimes.”(Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Russell Crowe on being prank called by Michael Jackson: - "For two or three f*****g years… I never met him, never shook his hand, but he found out the name I stayed in hotels under, so it didn't matter where I was, he'd ring up [and] do this kind of thing, like you did when you were 10, you know.”(Photo: Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)

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Russell Crowe on being prank called by Michael Jackson: - "For two or three f*****g years… I never met him, never shook his hand, but he found out the name I stayed in hotels under, so it didn't matter where I was, he'd ring up [and] do this kind of thing, like you did when you were 10, you know.”(Photo: Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)

Wale on his battle with drugs, alcohol and depression: - "My confidence was shot, so I'd be taking whatever to keep me in a good mood... Just like there's a f*****g app for everything, there's a damn pill for everything or something you can pour in your glass. I was depressed not being where I wanna be in my career when I've put the work in. I wasn't sleeping. I was drinking all day and I didn't have anyone to go to. I couldn't fight it.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GQ)

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Wale on his battle with drugs, alcohol and depression: - "My confidence was shot, so I'd be taking whatever to keep me in a good mood... Just like there's a f*****g app for everything, there's a damn pill for everything or something you can pour in your glass. I was depressed not being where I wanna be in my career when I've put the work in. I wasn't sleeping. I was drinking all day and I didn't have anyone to go to. I couldn't fight it.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GQ)

A$AP Rocky defends Azealia Banks against backlash: - ”That [situation with Iggy] is unfortunate because nobody wants to be portrayed that way… I’m quite sure she doesn’t. I think she works hard like the rest of us. Silly or not, 300 million people like to watch it on YouTube, so who the f**k are we to say anything?”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GQ)

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A$AP Rocky defends Azealia Banks against backlash: - ”That [situation with Iggy] is unfortunate because nobody wants to be portrayed that way… I’m quite sure she doesn’t. I think she works hard like the rest of us. Silly or not, 300 million people like to watch it on YouTube, so who the f**k are we to say anything?”(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GQ)