"Now the media is saying I'm going to anger management something or 'nother. I have never had any conversations about anger management. If anything, I need anger enhancement!!" —Kanye West [KanyeUniverseCity.com]

"It's 'Golden Rule' writing. I think, 'What if it was about me?'" —David Sedaris on toning down his writing about his family and friends [AP via Yahoo]

"I think everybody is a secret admirer of Barry Manilow. When I was kid I used to be fully into punk — you know, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones — and/or progressive rock — Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Pink Floyd. But secretly, at the end of the day, the cassette that went into my car was 'Mandy.'" —Guillermo del Toro, closeted Barry Manilow fan [MTV]

"The toughest thing about being a movie director is resisting the temptation to be a nice guy." —Rob Cohen has no problem being an jerk [MTV]

"For the first couple weeks I just wanted to walk around with a t-shirt that said, 'It's prosthetic.'" —Adam Scott on getting asked about his sex scenes in Tell Me You Love Me [BlackBook]