“I would not be standing here actually in reality at all because my parents met working for Biden. They met on (a long-ago) campaign, so they have this particular affection for Joe. He came to their wedding. If it weren’t for Joe Biden, I would not exist as a human being.” —Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz [AP via Yahoo]
“I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. It was down to one vote, and that was going to be my vote. And that may not be true, but that’s how much power it felt like I had.” —Diddy elected Barack Obama! [AP via Yahoo]
“I never thought there’d come a day when I’d be compared to Madonna.” —Elisabeth Moss on starring in Speed-the-Plow [Newsday via PopMatters]
“Do I want it? You bet your fucking ass I do! I think that people assume that I don’t care or don’t want it or don’t need it or something. It’s hard to be there five times, and I’m only human, you know? But I don’t go home and cry, because we’re all grown-ups here.” —Kate Winslet on being a five-time Oscar loser [VF]
“Too many chords.” —Harry Shearer on why Spinal Tap will never cover any songs from his new album Songs of the Bushmen [Spinner]
“I write a lot of sonnets. One of my favorites is called ‘Me And Clouds.’ And of course my most famous one, which you can read on my blog, ‘Rain In My Heart.’” —Paul Rudd on why screenwriting isn’t that challenging [A.V. Club]
