Starry-eyed



Starry-eyed
h"I saw Charlize Theron. I was like, 'Oh, my God! Oh, my God!' ... I was interested in meeting Johnny Depp, but he's not here." -- Keisha Castle-Hughes, 13, the youngest-ever best lead actress Oscar contender, at the annual pre-awards luncheon.
U"I've always loved Sean Penn's work. He's someone I've respected and looked up to and admired for years and years and years, and I think it should be his year." -- Oscar nominee Jude Law, saying rival Sean Penn deserves this year's best actor honors.
U"I like makeup and this is a very worthy cause." -- Boy George, one of the new spokespeople for MAC cosmetics products that will benefit the company's AIDS charity.
They said it
h"I think from here I'd like to do 'Einstein on Ice."' -- Robin Williams, on his role as a memory editor in the new sci-fi thriller, "The Final Cut."
U"I went in for a routine checkup, and the doctors discovered an area they thought needed further testing. The results of those tests were negative and I was given an 'all clear."' -- Nicole Kidman, launching a pre-emptive strike at what she said were unfounded tabloid rumors that she has breast cancer.
U"It was my pleasure to be naked in Nancy's film." -- Oscar nominee Diane Keaton, co-star of Nancy Meyers' "Something's Gotta Give."
U"Now I have two of the most beautiful women in the world in this picture." -- Producer Jerry Weintraub, on Catherine Zeta-Jones joining Julia Roberts for the upcoming film "Ocean's Twelve."
U"It just scares me that they're going to be too in your face. I don't want people to get sick of it." -- Norah Jones, talking about TV commercials trumpeting her new album, "Feels Like Home."
U"I was a hairy, scary, puppy-eating, man-hating ... militant feminist -- that's what I read everywhere -- to, oh, Lord knows what all I've been in between. I think 'indie queen' kind of took over from there, and then that's it." -- Ani DiFranco, on the changes she's seen in reactions to her music and politics over the past 10 years.
Associated Press