Yes, I Did Say That!

A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

“When I think of films that have epic events in them, like let’s say a Marvel Universe film … they don’t feel epic to me.”

JAMES CAMERON The Avatar director, to Variety, on what makes a film truly epic, comparing Marvel films unfavorably to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.

“The only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what a horrible mayor he has been.”

ANDY COHEN The Bravo host, on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live special, criticizing outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was succeeded that night by former police officer Eric Adams.

“I remember feeling that Shakespeare wasn’t for me, for somebody who looked like me.”

MOSES INGRAM The Tragedy of Macbeth actress, on how Joel Coen’s adaptation of the Shakespearean story makes the work more accessible for diverse audiences.

“Hamilton will be the first line of my obituary no matter what else I do.”

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA The Tick, Tick … Boom! director, to The Financial Times, on seeing the Hamilton legacy “as freeing and not a burden.”

“They have created a safe haven for abusive users at the same time as inviting minors to enter the metaverse.”

CALLUM HOOD The head of research at the Center for Countering Digital Hate, to The New York Times, based on his observations of Facebook’s VRChat feature, warning of the dangers of the metaverse without regulation.

“Leave them out of it.”

DWAYNE JOHNSON The Red Notice star, to CNN, referring to Vin Diesel’s mention of Diesel’s children and Paul Walker’s death in his public plea for Johnson to come back to the Fast & Furious franchise. Johnson says there’s “no chance” he’ll return.

“I had to go through five to six meetings a day because there were just so many people who wanted to meet me.”

HWANG DONG-HYUK The Squid Game creator, to Vanity Fair, recalling the whirlwind of requests from industry players that followed the booming success of his Netflix show.

“Not doing music anymore is my way of saying ‘F—k You’ ”

BRITNEY SPEARS The pop star, on Instagram, pointing to her feud with her family as the reason she no longer will pursue music.