"It wasn't because I didn't want to sing or because I didn't want to dance ... it was because of time. I usually have an hour and a half to go from Hannah to Miley and I was doing this in one minute 50 seconds. So I needed at least three minutes to go and at least get a little drink of water and like chill for a second." " "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus, on the recent controversy involving the brief use of a body double during her sold-out concert tour.
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"I regret making the statement. It didn't help. It didn't work." " TV's "Dr. Phil" McGraw, on talking publicly about Britney Spears' mental health after visiting her in the hospital. The Spears family accused him of betraying their trust after he told celebrity news shows that Spears was in "dire" need of medical and psychological help.
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"In 'Brokeback Mountain' he was unique, he was perfect. That scene in the trailer at the end of the film is as moving as anything I think I've ever seen." " Daniel Day-Lewis, dedicating his Screen Actors Guild Award to the late actor Heath Ledger. Day-Lewis was honored Jan. 27 as leading actor for his performance in "There Will Be Blood."
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"He said that she has been to a psychiatrist and that she, I assume, is starting some kind of treatment." " Barbara Walters, a co-host on ABC's "The View," relaying what Britney Spears' manager, Sam Lutfi, had told her about the pop star's mental state.
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"There's absolutely no indication investigators were going to speak to Mary-Kate Olsen. They determined that they had all the info needed from witnesses who were on scene: That's the cleaning woman, the masseuse." " New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, stating that the 21-year-old actress will not be questioned by detectives about Heath Ledger's death. Legder's masseuse, Diana Wolozin, found his body Jan. 22 in a Manhattan apartment; Wolozin made three calls to Olsen before dialing 911 for help.
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"Actress Sean Young voluntarily admitted herself yesterday to a rehabilitation center for treatment related to alcoholism. It is understood that Young has struggled against the disease for many years." " A statement from Young's publicity firm released after the 48-year-old actress caused a scene by heckling from the audience at the Directors Guild of America awards.
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"All of you people born here, if you had to take that test " well, Canada would be building a fence right now." " Craig Ferguson, the Scottish-born host of CBS' "Late Late Show," on getting a perfect score on his U.S. citizenship test.
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"It never occurred to me that I would be taken seriously as a sort of damaged and dangerous character the way I am now. I think it must have something to do with the tension between seemingly harmless package and the dangerous interior maybe." " Michael Emerson, who plays the leader of the Others on ABC's "Lost," on his talent for playing creepy guys.