"It's science fiction! If we're trying to put together the DNA of a dinosaur dead for a 160 million years, why can't scientists take a molecule that's floating around and bring back Kirk?" —William Shatner is still a little peeved about not being in J.J. Abrams's new Star Trek movie [LAT]

"It was very confusing for me because initially the idea of having a son was my idea. I thought it would bring a great amount of depth to my character. Then the question came up, 'Well, who's the father?' And I really hadn't thought it through that far." —Jennie Garth momentarily forgets where babies come from [People]

"In my eyes, I don't think Kanye will never be bigger than Fif, no matter what his numbers do." —Tony Yayo [MTV]

"I remember that day, when we found out we'd gotten #2. It was like, 'Oh, man — #2,' and we were all pretty bummed. But I told the guys, 'You know what today is? Today's the day that 50 Cent and Mariah Carey learned who Mudvayne is.'" —Mudvayne's Chad Gray [MTV]

"The worst thing to me growing up was to embarrass yourself socially. I feel sorry for anyone. Hitler could walk in and make a bad joke and I would cringe and [say], 'Oh, I wish he hadn't made that bad joke.' You know?" —Ricky Gervais [LAT]