Yes, I Did Say That!

A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

“It’s extremely arbitrary.”

CATE BLANCHETT

The actress, at the Critics Choice Awards, accepting her best actress trophy for Tár while expressing her frustration over singling out so few individuals during awards season.

“A dolphin.”

JENNIFER COOLIDGE

The White Lotus star, speaking with Access Hollywood, revealing — to the collective glee of the internet — that the one role she’d still like to play is a marine mammal.

“She looks like a deranged sorority girl.”

AKELA COOPER

The M3GAN screenwriter, to Vanity Fair, attempting to explain why her horror pic’s titular murderous robot has become a “gay icon.”

“That is still my bet, while noting with humility that I’ve been wrong on this prediction twice before.” JOHN LANDGRAF

The FX chair, at the Television Critics Association press tour, again declaring that Hollywood has hit peak scripted TV output — with 599 series in 2022.

“People are still capitalizing off that thing?’

PAMELA ANDERSON

The actress, in The New York Times,

reacting to the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy using her leaked 1996 sex tape as a plot engine.

“Everyone is resetting their expectations.” JB PERRETTE

The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Global streaming and interactive, in Variety, forecasting the dramatic content spending decline to come.

“I might be the first Jew on The CW in history. Soak it in.” SETH ROGEN

The Fabelmans actor, during the Critics Choice Awards, concluding his on-air takedown of the network for its abbreviated telecast.

“I often liken it to when somebody lives in another country for a long time.” AUSTIN BUTLER

The Elvis star, during a press conference, describing why he is still speaking like Presley well over a year after filming the movie.