It was like a drama school of its own, being on set. Peter [Jackson] is a genius. Ian McKellen is the greatest theatre actor in Britain. He`s somebody I look at and say, `That`s what I would like to do.` I had studied videos of his performances, so it was...
Orlando Bloom
[On playing hero Jack Driscoll in Peter Jackson`s _King Kong_] "I`ve always wanted to do something like King Kong. It`s a phenomenal role that any actor would kill for. I`ve been looking for this kind of iconic leading man guy for years, but they are hard...
Adrien Brody
[on filming the scene in _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ in which Sam tries to make Frodo recall the Shire:] "That day was very difficult and it was a long day. I remember Peter [Peter Jackson] actually crying on set after a few ta...
Elijah Wood
[On his friendship with Michael Jackson]: Michael and I had an understanding about my father. He knew what that was all about. He`d lived it. It`s not like I can just bump into people on the street and say, Oh! You too! It doesn`t happen that often. Micha...
Macaulay Culkin
(why he picks roles based on directors) "I love looking down my résumé and seeing all those great people on it like David Gordon Green, and of course Peter Jackson and Stephen Daldry. When I look at it, I feel very proud for myself and the people around m...
Jamie Bell
[On the idea of an on-screen romance on "Stargate SG-1" (1997)] "The fans always want to link you up romantically. The British fans always want to link me up with Dr. Daniel Jackson, and another group of fans want to link me up with Jack O`Neill. I would ...
Teryl Rothery
One`s a born liar, the other`s convicted. Martin in 1978 about Reggie Jackson and George Steinbrenner. The remark got him fired as the Yankees manager.
Billy Martin
They [Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson] loved him. I couldn`t stand him [Taylor Hicks]. I didn`t get it. At the end of the day you have to find a bona fide recording artist. Just because you win the show doesn`t mean you will sell a lot of records. Chris [Da...
Simon Cowell
[on filming LOTR:] "It was a tough shoot, you had to be there six days a week and it was absolutely exhausting. Peter Jackson has a really good bullshit monitor; if you`re just acting that you`re acting, he will know it, and he won`t allow it. But that`s ...
Billy Boyd
[12/14/03, on his character Sam Gamgee] I spent the film doing lots of things, but the crying is what lived. He [Peter Jackson] tricks you into thinking you`re going to get to do all these brave, heroic things most of the time, and you have to cry once in...
Sean Astin
It would be come and meet me here" and when I turned up there would be press everywhere" - on the suggestion that Michael Jackson used their relationship for promotion.
Lisa Marie Presley
I grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, with no money. I was taught not to take anything for granted. If you are too busy being a diva or a freak, then you are not enjoying it.
Lucy Liu
I was told I had to gain a lot of weight because Hobbits are very portly. Peter [Peter Jackson] is forever suggesting I have more food: "A little more food for Mr. Astin."
Sean Astin
[on his fondest memory of working with Peter Jackson while shooting the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy] Peter`s really open to the humor in the day-to-day. One time we were referencing a line in the book, "We counted all the slain and despoiled them, then we...
Karl Urban
[Justin Timberlake] was my first kiss. We were playing "Truth or Dare" and listening to Janet Jackson. I was 12. His friend dared him to kiss me, so that was my first kiss.
Britney Spears
I have the Samuel Jackson mentality, of working as much as possible. I think about Halle [Berry] and [Queen] Latifah, and they are the only two black actresses that work consistently. It scares me.
Gabrielle Union
[On working on Peter Jackson`s King Kong (2005)] "I`m running around in front of a green screen screaming, Where`s the monkey? Where`s the monkey?"
Adrien Brody
[Talking about Lee Krasner, her character in Pollock (2000)]: "When she was first married, Lee`s main concern was pleasing Jackson, she was the kind of woman who hung her hat on another man`s peg to find herself, in spite of how brilliant she was in her o...
Marcia Gay Harden
[On painter Jackson Pollock]: "One thing I learned about Mr. Pollock`s art, which any art student knows I`m sure, but was indeed a revelation to me, is that Jackson fully believed and lived by `don`t use the accident, because I deny the accident`. One can...
Ed Harris
[On painter Jackson Pollock]: "One thing I learned about Mr. Pollock`s art, which any art student knows I`m sure, but was indeed a revelation to me, is that Jackson fully believed and lived by `don`t use the accident, because I deny the accident`. One can...
Ed Harris
[on Glenda Jackson] She`s an absolute dreamboat, the epitome of professionalism, a splendid actress, and she has all the make-up of a fully rounded person.
Walter Matthau
[2/12/04] I remember, before we started principal photography on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Peter Jackson screened Braveheart (1995) and The Thin Red Line (1998) for the cast. He said, "This is the tone I want to strike with...
Sean Astin
[Samuel L. Jackson] "I`m a huge fan of his, and as I was walking off the stage with him he started asking me, `How are you? Are you OK from your accident?` He said, `I`ve seen your movie Mean Girls (2004) about five times and I love it`. I said, `Not only...
Lindsay Lohan
If Michael Jackson wants to work for Pepsi, why doesn`t he just get himself a suit and an office in their headquarters and be done with it?
Tom Waits
