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TIFF 2011 Quoted
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QUOTED: Keira Knightley on her drinks of choice, pre- and post-spanking
— Keira Knightley on preparing for her spanking scene in A Dangerous Method [Winnipeg Free Press]
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QUOTED: Maggie Gyllenhaal remembers that porn exists
— Maggie Gyllenhaal at the press conference for her film Hysteria, about the invention of the vibrator [Globe and Mail]
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QUOTED: Jennifer Garner on playing with butter
— Jennifer Garner on her film Butter, about competitive butter carving [Toronto Star]
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QUOTED: Nicolas Cage on his hilarious, horrifying home invasion
— Nicolas Cage at the press conference for his new film Trespass [Reuters]
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QUOTED: Johnny Rotten on his real feelings about the Queen
— Johnny Rotten on how he really feels about Queen Elizabeth II [Toronto Star]
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QUOTED: Whit Stillman, trying to avoid the question
— Director Whit Stillman cheekily responding to a query about his writing process at the talkback following the North American...
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QUOTED: George Clooney points out a similarity between being a father and shooting heroin
— George Clooney, at a press conference, on playing a dad in The Descendants without being one in real life
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QUOTED: Steve McQueen on the art of group sex
—Director Steve McQueen on the threesome in Shame
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QUOTED: Seth Rogen on how he approached his turn as a dramatic lead in Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz
— A clearly annoyed—and deeply sarcastic— Seth Rogen responding to reporters’ repeat questions on how he changed his...
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QUOTED: Albert Brooks on TIFF as a launching pad
— Actor Albert Brooks, in town to promote Drive [ Twitter ]
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QUOTED: Jimmy Kimmel shares his thoughts on Rob Ford
— Jimmy Kimmel, displaying his trademark subtle wit [ Toronto Star ]
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QUOTED: Sarah Silverman on where she fits in the celeb hierarchy
— Sarah Silverman chatting with a phalanx of teenage girls who’d spotted the actor in her black SUV before she headed to the...
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QUOTED: Ryan Gosling on the relationship between George Clooney and unicorns
— Ryan Gosling at the press conference for The Ides of March
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QUOTED: Davis Guggenheim explains why rock and roll is like a marriage
— Davis Guggenheim draws an odd comparison between U2’ s cohesiveness and his own marriage to Elisabeth Shue
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Philip Seymour Hoffman on the red carpet for Moneyball
Screaming fans stretched from Wellington to King Street waiting for the horde of stars associated with director Bennett Miller’...
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SPOTTED: Chloe Moretz is in the Big Smoke and ready for trouble (in her films, of course)
With a jovial “Hellooo torontoo,” teen actress Chloe Moretz landed in the city yesterday around midnight. Known for her roles...
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QUOTED: Movie producer André Rouleau on his wonderful, no good job
— André Rouleau in his acceptance speech for the $10,000 CMPA Producer's Award [ CBC ]
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QUOTED: Guy Maddin’s Facebook rant about comped tickets
— Guy Maddin on being asked for free tickets to the TIFF screening of his film Keyhole [ National Post ]
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QUOTED: Juliette Lewis on arriving in Toronto
— Juliette Lewis [ Twitter ]
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QUOTED: Matthew Goode on that burning sensation
— Matthew Goode, on his film Burning Man [ National Post ]
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QUOTED: Ritz-Carlton’s manager on just how far they’ll go for a celeb
—Ritz-Carlton general manager Tim Terceira, on what they’ll do for a star [ CBC ]
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QUOTED: Disgruntled Grits leak email urging provincial Liberals to skip TIFF
— Ontario Liberal chief of staff Chris Morley in a leaked email with the subject line “gentle reminder” [ Toronto Star ]
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QUOTED: Cameron Bailey on studios courting festivals and festivals courting studios
– TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey [ Variety ]
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QUOTED: TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey on TIFF’s move to King West
— TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey on TIFF’s move to King West
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