The Hollywood Reporter (Weekly)

Yes, I Did Say That!

A look at who’s saying what in entertainm­ent

- Compiled by Mikey O’Connell

“I don’t think it’s more contrived than any other interview.”

DONALD GLOVER

The Atlanta star, in Interview magazine, baffling much of the internet with his rationale for interviewi­ng … himself.

“I wasn’t very articulate about it.”

SAM ELLIOTT

The actor, to Deadline, offering an apology for his recent critique of The Power of the Dog — which was lambasted as misogynist, homophobic and xenophobic by director Jane Campion.

“Is Twitter dying?” ELON MUSK

The billionair­e, on Twitter, stirring up speculatio­n about his plans for the platform after acquiring a 9.2 percent stake in the company — before the news that he would not be joining the company’s board after all.

“I just put everyone through hell.”

LINDSAY LOHAN

The actress, in Vogue, revealing that she demanded more costume changes than Sarah Jessica Parker when she hosted the 2004 MTV Movie Awards during the height of her fame.

“Asian men were positively threatened by this film.”

MIRA NAIR

The Mississipp­i Masala filmmaker, in Vulture, saying that she “faced an onslaught” from the Asian community after her landmark 1991 film about an Indian woman (Sarita Choudhury) and a Black man (Denzel Washington) falling in love in the American South.

“Officer, I’d like to report a joke.”

JIMMY KIMMEL

The comedian, on Twitter, reacting to GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim that she reported him to the Capitol Police after he mocked her handling of the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmati­on hearings on his ABC show and quipped, “Where is Will Smith when you really need him?”

“There was an executive decision made, and rightly so, that we should not spend our time on that.”

LIZ MERIWETHER

The Dropout showrunner, to THR, explaining that she almost included a scene with Elizabeth Holmes’ dog defecating in her office during the series finale — but found it problemati­c to shoot around the husky’s bathroom schedule.

“Harvard doesn’t mean shit to me.”

ROBIN THEDE

The comedian, to Page Six, on her approach to staffing the writers room of her HBO series, A Black Lady Sketch Show — which does happen to have several Ivy League alums.

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