Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “It was unbelievable”
– Sports broadcaster Chris Kamara as he was made an MBE.
■ “That’s what I love about punk, regardless of what it sounds like, it’s the idea. It’s a small brick in the wall of change, a little stepping stone”
– Former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock.
■ “I took that hit like Pacquiao. Will Smith is significantly bigger than me, we are not the same size. This guy does most of his movies with his shirt off... Will Smith played Muhammad Ali in a movie, you think I auditioned for that part?”
– Chris Rock on the Will Smith incident at last year’s Oscars.
■ “I wanted to play in an arena that had a much more diverse array of actors and cultures in film-making. And I wanted to be, quote, unquote, a movie star. You can make sparkling wine in Portsmouth or you can make champagne in Champagne, and my ambition was to make champagne” – Idris Elba talking about his decision to move from England to New York in an attempt to further his acting career.
■ “With dementia, when words no longer work, music does. It doesn’t cure anything, it just leads to contentment. Music is the greatest therapy of all”
– Classic FM host John Suchet, speaking about how music can help people with dementia after he lost his first wife, Bonnie, to the condition in 2015.
■ “There were symptoms but I was too much of an idiot to notice. At the time I was drinking and smoking quite heavily. I was 47 and I thought this is just what it feels like to be 47 when you still treat your body like a skip”
– Actor and comedian Robert Webb who had surgery after a routine medical check revealed he had a congenital heart defect.