April 27, 2005
Tori Amos on the Bible
(Filed under: Spirituality)"The idea of Beekeeper came after listening to politicians talk about the Bible and thinking about something so old being very current because people are still arguing about it. As a minister's daughter, I felt it was time that I go into the teachings that I was brought up with and maybe turn them around a little bit."
-Singer/song-writer Tori Amos talking about her most recent album. (Spin, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:38 AM
April 26, 2005
Ben Lee on Experiencing God
(Filed under: Spirituality)"Religion always felt like it was a set of rules you had to follow, but spirituality seemed like it was about experiencing feelings. And if all those people in religious texts had these life-changing experiences with God, I didn't just want to read about it—I wanted to live it myself. I wanted to be in the book."
-Indie rocker Ben Lee (Seventeen, May 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:37 AM
April 25, 2005
Michelle Trachtenberg on Ice
(Filed under: Celebrity)"I was not a skater. I had masseuses, coaches, sports doctors, trainers, nutritionists, choreographers. I was like a rapper on skates with my 20-person entourage."
-Actress Michelle Trachtenberg who recently starred in Ice Princess (and played Dawn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer). (Entertainment Weekly, March 25, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 3:13 PM
Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier on Sex
(Filed under: Celebrity)"It doesn't matter how ugly you are—you can get laid as long as you're in a band."
-Simple Plan frontman Pierre Bouvier (Entertainment Weekly, March 25, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 2:57 PM | Comments (50)
Meagan Good on Spirituality
(Filed under: Spirituality)"Spirituality is very important to me, and I want to reflect that in my work."
-Actress Meagan Good who starred in You Got Served. (Rolling Stone, April 7, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 2:51 PM
Paris Hilton on Happiness
(Filed under: Family)"I know that when I have kids and a family, that's when my real life starts and that's what real happiness is."
-Reality TV star and snobby rich girl Paris Hilton (Elle Girl, May 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 12:55 PM
Brittany Murphy on Money
(Filed under: Materialism)"Is life easier when you have more money? Yes. Does it make you happier? No. Can it take away unhealthiness? No. Happiness comes from within."
-Actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in Uptown Girls, Little Black Book and 8 Mile. (Source: Jane, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 11:27 AM
April 13, 2005
John Rhys-Davies on Hollywood & Religion
(Filed under: Culture)"Filthy lucre would be the great motivator, wouldn't it? By and large, all the bad things you hear about Hollywood are true. There are very few people who actually understand that a good story done well may just attract an audience and make money. The people who are in charge of Hollywood really are not quite literate in any real sense, and very few of them actually understand what a good story is. But the reason Hollywood has discovered good and evil is that people believe in it."
-Actor John Rhys-Davies talking about Hollywood's sudden interest in religion. (Christianity Today, April 12, 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 4:00 PM
April 11, 2005
Christina Ricci on Mirrors
(Filed under: Appearance)"As a teenager, I didn't like to look in mirrors. I'd put collages and stuff over them; left the lights off in the bathroom. Those are the years when I feel like you hate yourself or love yourself."
-Actress Christina Ricci (Teen Vogue, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:35 PM
Sandra Bullock on Cheerleading
(Filed under: Relationships)"The day that I got chosen for the squad, I came to school and the gates of heaven opened. Everyone's opinion of me changed overnight. And it's sad. I started conforming and got really preppy."
-Actress Sandra Bullock talking about the changes to her social standing when she became a cheerleader in high school (Teen People, April 2005)
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 8:32 PM