"It's a deeply personal matter. I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter." Christian Bale, on allegations that he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel.
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"On the first one we knew we were good songwriters, but we didn't know we were good country songwriters. It was almost like a stab in the dark. With the second it was, `Can we keep this up, or was it a fluke?' With the third one we're saying `Yes, we can, so let's expand.'" Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
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"There's a looming date in 2012 which is part of the literature, if you will, on a Mayan calendar. It's supposed to be when the aliens do something. We've mentioned that date a number of times in the series, so it's something that we certainly would be looking at. I'm not sure exactly how yet, but if there is a next movie, we would consider doing it then." "The X-Files" creator Chris Carter.
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"Just because I'm famous doesn't mean that I work for the audience. I'm not obligated to do anything. I'm an artist. I will do what I want to do. Whatever the consequences. ... I certainly hope that it's a civilized reaction." Neil Young.
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"You know how you do things, and you don't really know why you're doing them until the end? I don't know why I'm doing this yet. I'm just know I'm an exhibitionist." Pamela Anderson, who has a new reality series.
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"I probably won't tour again as a 'Hannah Montana' tour ... I'm kind of past that stuff. But I definitely wanna keep doing my show. I love doing (it) and I wouldn't wanna give it up quite yet." Miley Cyrus.
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"Asking me that is like asking a woman her age." Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, on whether she underwent cosmetic surgery in preparation for the contest.
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"I stand by everything I said." Reality TV villain Omarosa, who traded insults with talk-show host Wendy Williams.
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"I wanted to throw her off the set." Wendy Williams, on her sparring match with Omarosa.
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