Word? Celebrity Quotes: Week of October 28, 2011
New quotes from Lil' Wayne, Thandie Newton and more.
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Jim Jones on a Botched Robbery Attempt\r - “I was in Harlem, alone, when three men stepped to me … well, the first guy I beat the s--- out of him. Then the second guy jumped in with a metal pipe.”\r(Photo: Moises De Pena/Picturegroup)
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Thandie Newton on Not Getting on the Cover of Vogue - “Don’t get me started on Black people being on the cover on big magazines. It’s so preposterous. I mean, I’ve been on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar four times; I’ve been on the cover of InStyle four times, but Vogue, not once.”\r (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Michelle Obama on the Designers She Chooses to Wear\r - “I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth. Mixing things up is important to me.”\r(Photo: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
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Eddie Murphy on Hosting the Oscars\r - "I'm kinda looking forward to it 'cause I haven't done it, but I'm not nervous. I might get a little excitement in your stomach before you go out … but I'm not nervous at all."\r (Photo: John Ricard)
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Taye Diggs on His “Daddy Vocabulary”\r - “The most ridiculous thing I have heard myself say is, ‘Do you want your pop-pop, your banky or your baba?’ Translation: ‘Do you want your pacifier, your blanket or your bottle?’”\r(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
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Monica on How Her and NBA Star Hubby, Shannon Brown, Are Spending Quality Time - “We've been taking advantage of the lockout. We been locking in with each other.”\r(Photo: John Ricard / BET)
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Mariah Carey on Playing a Live Version of Her Hit, “Fantasy,” in the Delivery Room During Labor\r - “They came into the world to a live version. The only reason I wanted it to be the live version is ’cause I wanted them to hear the applause upon entering the world.”\r (Photo: Brad Weingarden/PictureGroup)
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Lil’ Wayne on His Love of Skateboarding\r - "Everybody asks me that question, like, 'What made you start skating?' Yeah, well, I don't know. I'm still like a kid, because unfortunately my childhood was raped away from me because I became a star ...”\r (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)
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Kim Kardashian on Getting a Film Role\r - "Big news!! I'm co-starring in Tyler Perry's new movie!"\r (Photo: WENN.com)
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Johnny Gill on the Possibility of a New Edition Reality TV Show\r - "Everybody's doing reality shows. At some point, we need something different, and I'd like to be at the forefront of doing something different."\r (Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)
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