Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “...it’s bad smells that I mostly can’t smell, and with a ninemonth-old baby at home, that’s always a plus!”
– comedian Katherine Ryan who lost her sense of smell because of Covid.
■ “You can’t possibly follow up a hit that big”
– Bryan Adams on his monster smash hit (Everything I Do) I Do It for You.
■ “A picture of me in Masters Of The Universe? It’s got to be worth about 10 dollars”
– Actress Courteney Cox on fans approaching her to sign memorabilia.
■ “I just thought, I’ll never be able to commit to this amount of time. It’s ridiculous. And then of course, you know, a once-in-acentury pandemic comes on.”
– Comedian Bill Bailey on signing up for Strictly Come Dancing in 2020.
■ “This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do!”
– Country music star Dolly Parton
pulls out of the race to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
■ “Thank you to British cinema audiences for watching in tonnage a UK and Irish cinema film at UK and Ireland cinemas. All hail the streaming revolution but all hail the big screen too, it’s alive, and long may they live together”
– Sir Kenneth Branagh whose film Belfast took the award for Outstanding British Film at the 75th Bafta ceremony.
■ “It’s a historical moment this morning, because the Eiffel Tower is getting higher, which is not so common.”
– The Eiffel Tower company’s president, Jean-Francois Martins, on the landmark’s height being increased by 20ft by a communications antenna.