Word? Celebrity Quotes: Week of June 17, 2011

New quotes from Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Soulja Boy & more

Chris Brown on Pressures of Celebrity - “The thing I dislike most about my life is living up to everybody's expectations, never being able to be like, 'F**k it,' and do what I want to do, not care about someone's opinion. As artists, we're opinionated, but we definitely do care about the public's opinion because that's our consumer."\r \r(Photo credit: Rob Grabowski / Retna Ltd.)

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Chris Brown on Pressures of Celebrity - “The thing I dislike most about my life is living up to everybody's expectations, never being able to be like, 'F**k it,' and do what I want to do, not care about someone's opinion. As artists, we're opinionated, but we definitely do care about the public's opinion because that's our consumer."\r \r(Photo credit: Rob Grabowski / Retna Ltd.)

Tracy Morgan - "Michelle [Obama] looked like a tall mountain and I wanted to climb it just cause it's there—just cause it's there, like Kilimanjaro." (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Tracy Morgan on If He Really Had a Gay Son - "The truth is if I had a gay son, I would love him just as much as if he was straight. I might have to try to love even more because I know of the difficulty that he would have in society." (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Beyoncé on Embracing Change - “This part of my life is all about embracing change and going to the next level, taking risks and showing my bravery. Not being safe. Not doing the song that everyone else on pop radio sounds like.” (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

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Beyoncé on Embracing Change - “This part of my life is all about embracing change and going to the next level, taking risks and showing my bravery. Not being safe. Not doing the song that everyone else on pop radio sounds like.” (Photo credit: Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)

Adele on Giving Money Away - "The cash has started trickling in, but I don't come from any money so I help people. I give money to charity and to friends and family." (Photo credit: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

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Adele on Giving Money Away - "The cash has started trickling in, but I don't come from any money so I help people. I give money to charity and to friends and family." (Photo credit: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

Britney Spears on Nicki Minaj\r - “She’s just very interesting to watch. I actually watched one of her videos that I never even saw before and I was like, ‘OMG. That’s very entertaining!’ and that’s what I like about her being on the show....”\r \r(Photo credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for ABC)

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Britney Spears on Nicki Minaj\r - “She’s just very interesting to watch. I actually watched one of her videos that I never even saw before and I was like, ‘OMG. That’s very entertaining!’ and that’s what I like about her being on the show....”\r \r(Photo credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for ABC)

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Good Sport\r - Tennis star Serena Williams got glam to watch the big game in Miami. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Serena Williams on Nearly Career-Threatening Injury - "This has given me a whole new perspective on life and my career—and not taking anything for granted. I'm just taking one day at a time."(Photo credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Fergie: March 27 - Singer Fergie turns 38.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

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Fergie on Misplaced Pregnancy Rumors - "I think people think that I'm pregnant sometimes because my weight fluctuates. I gain and lose weight everywhere from the thighs up." (Photo credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

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Soulja Boy on Claiming Hackers Created Homophobic Facebook Rant - "This was not done by me or anyone on my team and I'm upset that I am being labeled as a racist and homophobic person." (Photo credit: Marc Davis/PictureGroup)

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Soulja Boy on Claiming Hackers Created Homophobic Facebook Rant - "This was not done by me or anyone on my team and I'm upset that I am being labeled as a racist and homophobic person." (Photo credit: Marc Davis/PictureGroup)

Ashanti on Explaining Her Break From Music - “Dealing with execs and the way things change in the labels is really something you have to adapt to because it’s a lot of things that are beyond your control. So in order to get that control back you have to kind of sit for a minute, sort it out and know what you’re doing and have an amazing team.” (Photo credit: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Ashanti on Explaining Her Break From Music - “Dealing with execs and the way things change in the labels is really something you have to adapt to because it’s a lot of things that are beyond your control. So in order to get that control back you have to kind of sit for a minute, sort it out and know what you’re doing and have an amazing team.” (Photo credit: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

Suge Knight - Suge Knight, one of the most famous (and infamous) rap execs of all time, was briefly a defensive end for the L.A. Rams before he co-founded Death Row Records with Dr. Dre.  (Photo: Walik Goshorn / Retna Ltd.)

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Suge Knight on Joining PETA - “Dogs deserve our love and attention not a life of ‘solitary confinement’ at the end of a chain. Dogs depend on us to take care of them, to keep them safe and healthy. Chaining a dog is one of the cruelest things you can to do them—they are social animals.”(Photo credit: Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd.)

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Wiz Khalifa (@RealWizKhalifa)  - TWEET: #HappyBirthdayWizWiz Khalifa tweets a birthday message to himself on Thursday [Sept. 8]. (Photo: Fernando Leon/PictureGroup)

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Wiz Khalifa Denies Beef With Waka Flocka Flame - "It's always something; making up some rumor about something happening with me backstage during somebody's set, but nothing happened. Me and Waka and are cool. That's just people trying to promote negativity."\r \r(Photo credit: Fernando Leon/PictureGroup)

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Karrine Steffans on Feeling Lost In Life After Confessions of a Video Vixen - “I think a lot of people go through that where in the beginning you are so hungry and you feel it and you are doing it because there is an eviction notice on your door and your babies needs pampers or whatever. I’m past that already, so now I don’t know what I am doing it for."(Photo credit:  Rachel Worth / WENN)

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Karrine Steffans on Feeling Lost In Life After Confessions of a Video Vixen - “I think a lot of people go through that where in the beginning you are so hungry and you feel it and you are doing it because there is an eviction notice on your door and your babies needs pampers or whatever. I’m past that already, so now I don’t know what I am doing it for."(Photo credit:  Rachel Worth / WENN)

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"Baby" - Eminem is just showing off at this point, sounding more like Twista with his rapid-fire delivery to match his quick wit. For the beat, Dr. Dre laced the track as only he can do with singing strings and pounding bass. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Eminem on Lady GaGa Diss - "I think Lady Gaga, as an artist you know, she's undeniable. That was one of them things where sometimes I get a joke in my head and I kinda want to share it with the world, you know what I'm saying. So it was just one of them things...and it's...all in fun, it's hip hop."\r \r(Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Prodigy on Lupe Fiasco Calling President Obama a “Terrorist” - “I would have to agree with him. Most of these politicians and these government officials…most of them are the real terrorists.”\r \r(Photo credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)\r 

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Prodigy on Lupe Fiasco Calling President Obama a “Terrorist” - “I would have to agree with him. Most of these politicians and these government officials…most of them are the real terrorists.”\r \r(Photo credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)\r 

Method Man defending his controversial voice role on the cartoon Chozen:  - "It's a f****** cartoon. These same hatin' a** n***** cheer for Omar from The Wire though."   (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup) 

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Method Man on Odd Future Being Compared to Wu-Tang Clan - “Why? ‘Cause of the eyeball thing? ‘Cause he put the black eyeball things in? That's what media does. They compare s--t. If I was Odd Future I wouldn’t want to be compared to anybody. I love that group, by the way.”\r \r(Photo credit: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)