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The worst moment came when the President's wife dies in the film and some of the White House staff in the seats behind us actually started crying.

Bill Pullman on watching his new film, Independence Day, with the Clintons, Times Brett has regrettably been recalled to London early due to his house being vandalised with threatening anti-Suede graffiti. Hope you had a nice day.

Fax to journalist explaining why Brett Anderson of Suede failed to materialise for an interview on board Eurostar, Guardian

A writer needs to be on television, because he must sell a lot of books, but if a painter has 10 collectors, that's a lot.

Publicity-shy American painter Jasper Johns, Vanity Fair

Fame is a very acid thing. You hate yourself for it, but if you're faced with it you go for it. And then run back to the theatre to top up with alkaline.

Ex-Bread star Jonathon Morris, back on the London Fringe, Time Out

I could be nasty about it, but I have no authority to discuss it. It's music for young people, and I don't consider myself a young person. You can only look on and ... sadly shake your head.

"Lizard of Oz" rock prophet Nick Cave on Britpop, Time Out

My destruction as a person dates from that movie. I defy any pretty girl who is rocketed to stardom at 14 in a sex nymphet role to stay on a level path thereafter.

Sue Lyon, the original Lolita, objecting to Adrian Lyne's new sexually explicit film version, Independent

I have been in the theatre business for 30 years and I have never seen a more attractive group of girls on any London stage.

Impresario Michael White defends his ailing West End musical Voyeurz, London Evening Standard

It's like a period version of Clueless.

Bemused industry insider leaving a screening of the new Hollywood Emma