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"It was the first decision I made as a father. I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that. Whether it be having a child our of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot [for fans to handle]."
Former American Idol star and recording artist, Clay Aiken, on revealing he is homosexual. People.com, September, 2008.

"The network came up with that... I don't want anything to do with it. It's like what am I doing? It's bad. It feels bad. It's wrong. When you drive by a poster for your show and it say, 'Every parent's nightmare,' you have mixed feelings."
Josh Schwartz, creator of Gossip Girls television show responding the racy promo ads for the show and protests by parent groups. NewYorkMagazine.com. Aug. 24, 2008.

"I have days when I wish I could go back to when I was 15 and live my life over, knowing what I know now. I wish I knew it was okay to be smart and strong on your own, and that girls don't have to validate themselves through boys."
Hollywood "It Girl" and star of Transformers, Megan Fox on peer pressure.
Cosmogirl, July 2008, p.145.

"Poorly...I was very angry then--I still am a little bit angry now that I think about it. Imagine, seventeen years later! I'm going to figure out why I'm still giving it energy."

Actor, Ashton Kutcher, responding to how the divorce of his parents effected him as a kid. Cosmogirl, May 2008, p.70.

"I think it's my faith that keeps me grounded, especially because I'm a Christ follower for sure. Live like Christ and he'll live in you, and that's what I want to do."

Teen starlet, Miley Cyrus, on what keeps her level-headed in Hollywood. www.foxnews.com, March 28, 2008.

"I don't know if it's because I'm Russian, but you could stick and IV full of vodka in me and I'd be immune. I've been through tours where I was smoking pot every day. I'm more of a stoner than anything else, but I've tried everything. Except heroin. I'll do them all again."

Musician, Vanessa Carlton, bragging about drug and alcohol usage. Blender, October, 2007.

"[Growing up] I was the fat kid with big specs in Hollywood, where everyone is beautiful, and I'd dealt with that by making myself look like a teenage freak. I do know that inside me I wanted to be someone else. I really was killing myself back then and it was all pointless."

Jack Osborne, star of former MTV show The Osbornes, on growing up in the limelight.

"If I could personally apologize to every single person that has lost a loved one to drunk driving I would. This is my way of taking responsibility and being an adult. I'm in a completely different place now. I have a responsibility now to be someone I would want my child to look up to."

Nicole Richie on pleading guilty to a second DUI charge and becoming a mother. Interviewed on ABC 20/20, August 8, 2007.

"When girls see the antics of Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan, they think that being fun and glamorous also means being dumb and irresponsible. I want to show them that being smart is cool. That it can get you what you want in life."

Wonder Years actress, Danica McKellar. Associated Press, July 30, 2007. Author of new book, Math Doesn't Suck.

"YES, my mom and I look completely different, and I'm OK with that. I like that I look unique, or more "exotic"--I don't want to look like everybody else, and I also don't want to look like a supermodel--I just want to look like ME!"

Alexis Joel, daughter of Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley on her MySpace blog.

"When I was little, I was confident and comfortable in my own skin. Then you turn 13 and you're really inhibited and insecure. But I think as you get older you get more of that confidence back from when you were younger."

Teen actress, Kristen Stewart, star of In the Land of Women. Cosmogirl, May 2007, p.127.

"When my daughter was born, suddenly there was clarity. I wasn't angry anymore. It was the first purely selfless moment that I had ever experienced. And it was liberating. In that moment, it's like you become something else. The real you is revealed."

Johnny Depp, star of Pirate of the Caribbean II, speaking on becoming a father. Newsweek, June 26, 2006.Actress and pop singer, Lindsey Lohan. Interview, May, 2006, p.72.

"I'm still addicted to everything. I hate drugs, I love drugs. They haven't invented a new one that's not bad for you or less depressing than Ecstasy. As soul destoying and relationship destroying as it is, it makes life f•••ing interesting."

Robbie Williams, Britain biggest and highest paid pop star, speaking on his bizarre approach to life. The Sun Online, August 21, 2006.Actress and pop singer, Lindsey Lohan. Interview, May, 2006, p.72.

"I feel OK going to sleep knowing who I am these days. And it’s been good seeing a psychiatrist. But part of the psychosis is that I want to stay this way because it’s the only way people know me. Sometimes it feels wrong to feel OK.”

Pete Wentz, frontman for Fall Out Boy, on his success and depression. Blender, June 2006.

"I appreciate every single millisecond of every day that I live because I never kow what's going to happen. I don't want to know, because I learn from my mistakes. I like the challenges. They make me want to work harder."

Actress and pop singer, Lindsey Lohan. Interview, May, 2006, p.72.

"It's absolutely caused me the most grief. I've embarassed my mother, and my family, and most specifically, my daughter. It's been the biggest problem for me. I know it's my fault, usually in an effort to make someone laugh. So why do I do it again? And again? And again?"

Actor Keifer Sutherland, star of TV action show 24 on his problems with alcohol. Rolling Stone, April 20, 2006, p.50.

"I'm used to people judging me without knowing me. I'm in high school."

16 yr. old pro golfer, Michelle Wie. Time, April 3, 2006, p.8.

“If you can understand that the power of belief is one of the great tools of our time and that a lot of acting comes from it, you can do anything. Now, I don't believe in Jesus, but I believe in my performance.”

Actor Heath Ledger of Brokeback Mountain. Rolling Stone, March 23, 2006, p.49

“This whole record is about losing faith. In your country. In your culture. In yourself. I need something that makes me feel more camaraderie with my fellow humans. Don’t give me Christianity—I need something real.”

Musician Neko Case talking about her new album. Rolling Stone, March 6, 2006, p.34.

“It devastates me now that I have been reduced to a Hollywood statistic— another joke marriage. I never expected to be married more than once...But I still believe in love. I want to get married again, have kids and even adopt.”

Actress Sophia Bush of TV's One Tree Hill talking of the ending of her five month marriage to actor, and One Tree Hill co-star, Chad Michael Murray. CosmoGirl, February 2006, p. 101.

“I'm not one of those dudes who come drunk to the set. But I had a bit of a lost weekend while we were doing 'King Kong.' I did some ecstasy and I went on a crazy rampage, running around dancing and drinking and smoking like a chimney.”

Actor Jack Black star of King Kong. GQ, January 2006, p.77

“Just weed. I started smoking a year ago on a whim. I took a puff and it brought on an hour’s worth of this unbelievable sensation. All my inhibitions and fears were gone, and I was able to really tune into stuff. So every couple of weeks I’ll do that.”

Limp Bizkit lead singer, Fred Durst, when asked what a drug test of himself would find. Blender, Jan/Feb 2006, p. 116.

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