"My comments about `gangsta rap' were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music." — Alicia Keys, saying comments she made in a Blender magazine interview were misrepresented.
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"My music is going to be written or recorded with or without critical acclaim. I appreciate it when it comes, but it will not stop me for a moment when I don't get it. It's unpredictable." — Neil Diamond.
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"Takes place in 1975, so I got some cool mustard tight pants with a chocolate shirt with a big collar." — Mario Lopez, on making his Broadway debut in a revival of "A Chorus Line."
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"I really don't want to cry because I'm British, you know." — J.K. Rowling, in a court appearance in Manhattan. She has sued to stop publication of Steven Vander Ark's "Harry Potter Lexicon," claiming copyright infringement.
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"I do not rap on any of these things. I wouldn't know how to fix my mouth to say some of the words." — Bill Cosby, on his new hip-hop album, which contains rhymes provided by guest rappers.
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"This has been an incredible experience. It is life-changing. ... I learned so much about myself and all the things I can do." — Priscilla Presley, the latest celebrity to be voted off ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
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"The second we hit the stage, everything is exactly the same. But when the house lights go up these days, everybody leaves and goes back to their hotel room or bus or airplane or whatever. It's different now. People have families and kids." — Tommy Lee, on touring with Motley Crue this summer.
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"We use a bullet as a metaphor, and it's a very apt one. With ALS, you don't really know where it comes from, and you don't know when it might hit." — Angela Lansbury, the new spokeswoman for the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Association. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, progressively paralyzes its victims and cruelly shortens their lives.
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"Judd and I really collided on the idea that, for some reason, I'm able to remain likable while getting awfully close to the creepy line. It's one of my strange skills, so we've definitely cultivated that for ten years now." — Jason Segel, who stars in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," produced by comedy hitmaker Judd Apatow. Segel co-starred in Apatow's "Knocked Up" and cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks."
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"We were just supposed to walk down the street. But there were SO many people out there watching! And paparazzi, trying to get the first shot of the four of us together! I have felt overwhelmed before, but THAT day I felt like a Beatle." — Kim Cattrall, recalling the first day of filming for the "Sex and the City" the movie.

Source: AP