Yes, I Did Say That!
A look at who’s sayin g wh at in enter tain mentTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 22 FEBRUA RY 26, 2020
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FLASHBACK!
Did I
Really
Say
That?
CARLSON: RODIN ECKENROTH/GETTY IMAGES. AFFLECK: KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE. WU: EMMA MCINTYRE/GETTY IMAGES. PHOENIX: GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY IMAGES. EASTWOOD: JIM SPELLMAN/WIREIMAGE.Compiled by Michael O’Connell“I just got tired of
working day to day in
a way that wasn’t
satisfying my soul.”
MIKAELA SPIELBERG
Steven Spielberg’s 23-year-old
daughter, to The Sun, revealing
that she is beginning a career
as a porn actor (a disclosure she
says made her parents “intrigued”
but “not upset”).“I hope
the handcuffs
are tight.”
GRETCHEN CARLSON
The former Fox News anchor, on Twitter,
reacting to Harvey Weinstein being
taken into custody after a jury found him
guilty on Feb. 24 of criminal sexual acts
and third-degree rape.“I guess
I got a kick out
of messing
with Extra.”
BEN AFFLECK
The actor, in The New York
Times, explaining why
he lied to host Mario Lopez
in 2016 that the tattoo
covering his entire back was
“fake, for a movie.”“It’s probably
inevitable.”
CHARLIE ERGEN
The Dish chairman, during a
Feb. 20 earnings call, admitting
to the likelihood of a merger
with similarly struggling satellite
provider DirecTV.“I never thought
I’d find
friendship in a
slaughterhouse.”
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
The actor and vegan, in a
Feb. 21 statement, saying he
had a nice conversation with
the head of Manning Beef
after rescuing two of the
facility’s cows.“I’m starting
to see ... a lot of
friends being
like, ‘Why would
I ever want to be
a showrunner?’ ”
LILA BYOCK
The Watchmen producer, in
The New York Times, opining
on how in the streaming
age it’s more lucrative for
TV writers to just write:
“You’re making the same
amount ... doing a much
less stressful job.”“I made
600 bucks my
first night.”
CONSTANCE WU
The Hustlers actress, on
Kelly Clarkson’s talk show,
revealing that she went
undercover at a strip club for
research and “gave
lap dances to strangers.”“I’m more
upset that a
parasite
won the White
House.”
BETTE MIDLER
The actress, on Twitter,
reacting to Donald Trump
using a Colorado rally as
an opportunity to complain
that “a movie from
South Korea” won best
picture at the Oscars.AUG. 3, 2016
“He’s on to something ... everybody’s getting tired of
political correctness: We’re in a pussy generation.”
CLINT EASTWOOD
The conservative director, in an Esquire Q&A, endorsing Donald Trump. In a Feb. 21 interview
with The Wall Street Journal, Eastwood backed Democrat Michael Bloomberg, adding that he
wished Trump acted “in a more genteel way, without tweeting and calling people names.”