Yes, I Did Say That!
A look at who’s sayin g wh at in enter tain mentQuotesAbout Town
FLASHBACK!
Did I
Really
Say
That?
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 32 FEBRUA RY 12, 2020
BONG: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGE. KING: DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/WIREIMAGE. PETERS: FRANK TRAPPER/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES. GOLDBERG: PRINCE WILLIAMS/WIREIMAGE. LIMBAUGH: JIM WATSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES.Compiled by Pete Keeley“I wish we had
someone on our side
as evil as you.”
BILL MAHER
The Real Time host, during
an interview with Steve Bannon in
which the former Trump adviser
said he was in favor of impeachment
witnesses, particularly the
whistleblower and Rep. Adam Schiff.“I will drink
until next morning,
thank you.”
BONG JOON HO
The Parasite writer-helmer-producer, onstage
at the Academy Awards, accepting the Oscar for best
director, his third of four honors on Feb. 9.“There will be
a very intense
discussion
about that.”
GAYLE KING
The CBS This Morning anchor,
on Instagram, objecting
to the network promoting “the
most salacious part” of her
interview with WNBA star Lisa
Leslie, in which she asked
about the rape claims against
Kobe Bryant.“That’s a lot
of campaigning
for not a lot
of hardware.”
SUE FLEISHMAN
The PR consultant, to
The New York Times, on
Netflix winning only
two Oscars after spending
a reported $70 million.“Give zero fucks
and be yourself.”
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
The View host, on HBO’s
The Shop: Uninterrupted,
when asked about the secret
to career longevity.“I will personally
donate to
their fundraising
initiative.”
BOB IGER
The Disney CEO, on Twitter,
apologizing after the company’s
licensing arm sent a letter to
a Berkeley elementary school
saying it needed to pay
$250 for showing a Lion King
DVD at parents’ night.“This whole
marriage thing ...
has scared me.”
JON PETERS
The producer, in a text
message to Pamela Anderson
obtained by Us Weekly,
breaking off their marriage
after only 12 days. “At 74
I need a simple quiet life
and not an international love
affair,” he wrote.“The best
visual effects in
the world will not
compensate for
a story told badly.”
VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY
The industry group, responding
to Cats co-stars James Corden
and Rebel Wilson making fun
of the special effects in the box
office bomb at the Oscars.APRIL 17, 2015
“It’s true that everybody who smokes dies,
but so does everyone who eats carrots.”
RUSH LIMBAUGH
The conservative talk show host (and new Medal of Freedom recipient),
arguing that smoking tobacco isn’t so bad. On Feb. 3, Limbaugh, 69,
announced on the air that he had been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer.