Saturday 22 August 2009

Q&A: Alan Cumming

Q: When were you happiest?
A: A couple of summers ago, walking through a forest illuminated by fireflies, with my man and our dogs.

Q: What is your greatest fear?
A: Dying on the same day as someone much more famous than me.

Q: What is your earliest memory?
A: My mum and brother lifting me up to look out of a window to prove to me it was still dark and too early to get up to open my birthday presents.

Q: Which living person do you most admire, and why?
A: Mary Darling, my mum, for leaving my father and finding happiness.

Q: What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
A: Being an open book.

Q: What is the trait you most deplore in others?
A: Being closed off to the world.

Q: What is your most treasured possession?
A: Wild Thyme Way, my country retreat in the Catskill Mountains.

Q: What would your super power be?
A: To zap angry, bigoted people.

Q: What makes you unhappy?
A: Our obsession with the worthless and unimportant, like Sarah Palin.

Q: If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would it be?
A: Socialism.

Q: Who would play you in the film of your life?
A: Cate Blanchett. She'd pull it off.

Q: What is your favourite smell?
A: Rosemary. I rub it in my armpits.

Q: What is your favourite book?
A: The Trick Is To Keep Breathing, by Janice Galloway.

Q: What is your guiltiest pleasure?
A: Being in the first-class cabin and not refusing anything that is offered.

Q: What do you owe your parents?
A: My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

Q: What, or who, is the greatest love of your life?
A: Grant Shaffer, my husband.

Q: What does love feel like?
A: Being hit on the head with a brick, and like a bowl of hearty soup.

Q: When did you last cry, and why?
A: An hour ago, on a plane, watching a show about teenage mums.

Q: What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
A: The Obama administration keeping their promises and granting equal rights to the LGBT community.

Q: What do you consider your greatest achievement?
A: When someone tells me that I have inspired them.

Q: How would you like to be remembered?
A: By people who love me raising a glass and laughing and remembering fun times we had.

Q: What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
A: This above all: to mine own self be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, I canst not then be false to any man.

Q: Tell us a joke
Q: How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Why do you think the lightbulb is so keen to change?

Source: Guardian, UK, Q&A: Alan Cumming

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Anonymous said...

Witherspoon out with one of her kids (surprise, surprise, not with Jake for a change):

JJ

PR said...

It was time for "Reese is great mother" photo op.

Anonymous said...

I think so too. ;)

Anonymous said...

I wonder who told Reese to wear such short shorts? The chunk of meat in her upper thighs irritates me. If she had more slender, longer legs, she'd look better. She looks like an actually fat girl who is constantly on a diet and works out 24/7 to look halfway decent. Her belly looks awful too, as we've seen in the bikini pic.

Anonymous said...

For a more pleasant sight than the beard:

Hot Robert Buckley

(posted on OMG)

Anonymous said...

7:38 AM

Reese has an excellent opinion of herself and has no taste - I'm sure she doesn't notice how silly or bad she looks sometimes.

Anonymous said...

Hot Robert Buckley

Showing off his beautiful and shaved body. Hot! ;)

Anonymous said...

Natalie "the perfect" Portman buys a castle

I love how it looks outside and hate how it looks inside.

Jake said...

Hot Robert Buckley

He's wearing too many clothes.

Anonymous said...

He's wearing too many clothes.

Austin can help him with that problem.

Jake said...

He wouldn't dare!

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, Jake. I'm sure Austin will send you photos and maybe videos.

Austin said...

*cough*

Robert said...

How about ménage à trois?

Jake said...

I'm too shy for that and Austin would never agree. But thanks for offering! Can I have your number?

Jake Gyllenhaal made plastic, portable, still dreamy said...

McFarlane Toys has announced that it's making a line of collectibles based on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer's forthcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time motion picture. The movie's due out next May, and as fate (or marketing) would have it, so are the toys.

The toymaker doesn't have anything for us to actually look at yet, but there are plenty of details to be had on just exactly what we can expect to be taking up shelf space at your local toy store / comic book merchant / Jake Gyllenhaal fan club gift shop.

Unlike many of McFarlane's figures, the 4" and 6" mini-Jakes and pals will be fully articulated. We're not certain, though, if the promised "battle horses" will be as limber. A playset (yep, they still make those) is also in the works, as is something wholly non-action-figure: A replica Dagger of Time, complete with "disappearing sand," LED lighting and -- because safety trumps cool -- a "soft vinyl blade." We imagine it'll be perfect for dealing with "huggable plush sand monsters" and "Tickle Me Nizam."

Joy Stiq

Anonymous said...

I'm too shy for that and Austin would never agree. But thanks for offering! Can I have your number?

Isn't your (ex?) bf's (maybe) new bf off limit? Where's the gay manual when you need it?

Anonymous said...

LOL! OMG will be going through one of there meltdowns today. Some have seen some private pics of Autin and Sophis at a wedding of a friend over the weekend. Someone on the OTH forum somehow hacked the firends facebook, the pics were removed but I think someone got a hold of one.

Now there are pics of them from Madeo in L.A. that are not private, looking happy/drunk?? And with matching outfits.

Anyone who says he ain't bearding is blind.

Anonymous said...

On second thought, Robert is pretty hot.

Anonymous said...

Hi Jack/Chica.

Anonymous said...

Bearding? Austin and Sophia are more like the new Will and Grace.

Anonymous said...

Sophia und Austin beim verlassen von Madeo

Anonymous said...

Now there are pics of them from Madeo in L.A. that are not private, looking happy/drunk?? And with matching outfits.

Link to these pics?

Anonymous said...

Austin and Sophia are more like the new Will and Grace.
And neither can find a decent guy?

Anonymous said...

See above.

Anonymous said...

Link to these pics?

See above.

Anonymous said...

Austin is wearing The Ring.

Anonymous said...

Austin and Sophia are more like the new Will and Grace. - And neither can find a decent guy?

LOL

Anonymous said...

Sophia und Austin beim verlassen von Madeo

I thought they are back on the East Coast, filming.

JJared said...

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols share a laugh together after grabbing dinner together at Madeo in Hollywood on Tuesday (Sept 1).

Sophia, 27, and Austin, 29, seem to have rekindled their romance after dating for awhile in 2006. The One Tree Hill couple were last spotted having frozen yogurt together in SoHo a few weeks ago.

Meanwhile, their on-screen romance as Brooke and Julian remains strong as the new season of One Tree Hill kicks off on September 14.

Sophia Bush & Austin Nichols: Madeo Mates

Atticus said...

Where is that dog bag?

Anonymous said...

Oh god, those photos are like perfect for Just Jared's brand of PR crap.

Anonymous said...

Where is that dog bag?
But Austin is not your other daddy anymore... didn't you get the memo?

Atticus said...

Austin is still sleeping. Where did he hide it? *sniff, sniff*

Anonymous said...

Atti, Austin has a new hot boyfriend and a new dog.

Anonymous said...

Oh god, those photos are like perfect for Just Jared's brand of PR crap.

Madeo. Again.

Anonymous said...

LOL!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, oh! I hope OMG doesn't post them. The last time when Dany posted the Austin/J. Espisito MAdeo pics, Tom had a nervous breakdown! She had to remove them!!

Anonymous said...

Why? Those Austin/J. Espisito pictures were very innocent.

Anonymous said...

Austin/J. Espisito pictures are very similar to this Austin and Sophia pictures.

Anonymous said...

July 20, 2007

Austin with Jennifer Esposito in LA, Madeo restaurant

destiny said...

Stop stirring trolly. Nobody at OMG is or will be having a meltdown, no matter how much you try to orchestrate it. Not to mention there really is no point in trying to create a wft vs. omg divide, we're all united in our belief Jake is gay and our dislike of Reese.

Anonymous said...

Trolly can't help himself, lol.

Anonymous said...

Atti, Austin has a new hot boyfriend and a new dog.

Did anyone see a picture of that mysterious dog?

Anonymous said...

^I didn't see the dog but I saw the hot boyfriend! ;)

Atticus said...

Is that new dog hot? What does his butt smell like? OK, I go lie down now.

Jake said...

Now there are pics of them from Madeo in L.A.

I want a beard like that!

Anonymous said...

SOPHIN FOREVER!!!!

LOL!!

Anonymous said...

It's Bushnic.

Anonymous said...

Creepy Papa G has so many fans!!!

http://stephengyllenhaal.net/ted-kennedy-and-health-care/#comments

1:15: It's only Bushnic here and on OMG, everywhere else in OTH fandom the real fans call them Sophin.

Anonymous said...

It's only Bushnic here and on OMG, everywhere else in OTH fandom the real fans call them Sophin.

Exactly.

Anonymous said...

Is Papa G back from NYC?

Anonymous said...

Yes crazy Pap is back in L.A., his latest video is of the homeless in L.A. and another recent one where he recites his shitty poem in his apt. with the bathroom door open!!

Anonymous said...

On ONTD there is a post about the new Austin and Sophia at Madeo pics, and a few posts below there is a post about Robert with the other OTH co-star Shantel at ‘the final destination’ premiere. Coincidence?

ONTD Austin/Sophia

ONTD Robert/Shantel

PR said...

^^^ The new season of One Tree Hill kicks off on September 14. OTH fans love romance and "romance".

Anonymous said...

^Promo for the show and a reaction to Ted's info?

Anonymous said...

Promo for the show is much more important.

Anonymous said...

Yes crazy Pap is back in L.A., his latest video is of the homeless in L.A. and another recent one where he recites his shitty poem in his apt. with the bathroom door open!!

Bathroom door open video - I think that was videotaped in NYC, it looks very different from previous rooms - Jake's house and Stephen's apartment.

Anonymous said...

According to Cantara, all of the videos were filmed at Stephens apartment, she recognized it because she said she helped put up book shelves. Why would he be at Jake's house when he has his own place? It looked like amessy apt. in all the videos to me including the air c. sticking out.

Anonymous said...

According to Cantara, all of the videos were filmed at Stephens apartment

Cantara didn't say that.

Anonymous said...

Looks like Stephen moved back to his apartment after Jake got back to LA (August).

Stephen in Jake's house?
Stephen's apartment?

Anonymous said...

Why would he be at Jake's house when he has his own place?

Atticus.

Anonymous said...

Cantara recognized the apt. in one video at least and she said why, simmer down sparky.

Did crazy Papa say he was in bubble boy's place or are you just speculating? If so it must have been a few months back since Jake fianlly sold his HH home back to the real estate under a different name, a trick he learned from his tacky parents, LOL!!

I wonder if crazy Papa knows that one of the commenters that is bashing him on his blog is Cantara? It's the comment chding him for not spelling Mary Jo's last name right on his Kennedy post, follow her twitter!!!

Anonymous said...

Jake's "house" looks like a junkie room/office with a bunch of book shelves. The second video most likely taken in another part of the apt.

Jake sold his place and I doubt it was to broke Papa.

Atticus was dumped in a doggie hotel as usual.

Anonymous said...

If so it must have been a few months back since Jake fianlly sold his HH home back to the real estate under a different name, a trick he learned from his tacky parents, LOL!!

Why under a different name?

Anonymous said...
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Anonymous said...

Tax evasion???!!!!!!

Ted said...

Dear Awful Truth:
I'm trying to figure out if this gossip is true so I figured I'd ask the expert. How many actresses from One Tree Hill are beards? Do you know if there are any actresses from One Tree Hill who may be in need of a beard of their own?
—Colleen

Dear Hidden Hills:
I'll give you a big LOL for this one. The answer, friend, is more than zero.


Dear Awful Truth:
I would just like to say that Team Awful is doing a fabulous job in Ted's absence. We the readers would pledge our allegiance to Team Awful over Ted if you were to reveal a couple of Blind Vices (Oh, say: Toothy and Nevis). Disclaimer: Of course, when Ted gets back we'll deny any such allegiance. You understand, of course.
—Cutlet Canada

Dear Nice Try:
Well, since this is my last week on the job, maybe on quitting day I'll go out in a blaze of glory and reveal every Vice you ever wanted to know about anyone, ever. Or maybe I won't. Bam.


Dear Awful Truth:
In the upcoming movie The Brothers, are Tobey and Jake's characters supposed to be fighting over Natalie, or are Tobey and Jake fighting temptation for each other? I don't buy either one of these tools as a romantic lead onscreen or fighting over Kirsten Dunst offscreen. They both seem so egotistical, and from the small previews of the movie, trying to overact each other. And I wonder if all three leads were on the same cycle when the movie wrapped? Doesn't Hollywood have any true romantic leads who can act beside Leo D.? He can't do all the movies, can he?
—JSC

Dear Awful A-list:
I'm a big fan of Leo, but you're off your rocker if you think he's the only "true romantic lead" out there right now. I don't even care to answer your question until you go spend a couple of hours doing some major Wikiage. Now good day, sir.


Dear Awful Truth:
Is Toothy Tile Michael Angarano?
—Interested

Dear Sky High Homo:
Not a chance. Think not only older but less prepubescent.


The Awful Truth

Anonymous said...

Jake sold his place

Babbler's bullshit.

Anonymous said...

Atticus was dumped in a doggie hotel as usual.

Yeah, right, you took him there. LOL

Atticus and Stephen

Anonymous said...

Atticus was dumped in a doggie hotel as usual.

I read in an article some months ago that Jake and other stars bring their dogs to luxury doggie hotels. The creme de la creme of doggie hotels. ;)

Anonymous said...

Cantara recognized the apt. in one video at least and she said why, simmer down sparky.

That's true, this is not: "According to Cantara, all of the videos were filmed at Stephens apartment".

Anonymous said...

I read in an article some months ago that Jake and other stars bring their dogs to luxury doggie hotels.

Even luxury doggie hotels need publicity.

Anonymous said...

Jake's "house" looks like a junkie room/office with a bunch of book shelves. The second video most likely taken in another part of the apt.

Looks like two different appartments / houses.

Anonymous said...

How many actresses from One Tree Hill are beards?

LOL

jj said...

A solo Jake Gyllenhaal exits a medical center on Wednesday morning (September 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Read more:

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/09/02/jake-gyllenhaal-sesame-street/

Just Jared said...

A solo Jake Gyllenhaal exits a medical center on Wednesday morning (September 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 28-year-old actor is set to guest star in the new production of Shalom Sesame, a Sesame Workshop program that brings the vitality of Israeli life, Jewish culture and tradition to American Jewish children and families.

“Nothing speaks to children and families better than Sesame Street, so the new production of Shalom Sesame is bound to make a real impact on understanding and connection for the newest generation of Israeli and North American Jews,” said executive director Danny Labin. “The project is a platform for children, parents, and educators to explore their Jewish identity, culture and traditions.”

Jake Gyllenhaal: Sesame Street Sexy

Anonymous said...

^^Actors have to get a check up before shooting a movie. Shortly shoot for LAOD will begin.

Anonymous said...

Smile Jake, paparazzi are your friends!

Anonymous said...

iphillychitchat twitter said...
Jake will b back fr venice next week. Look for him and reese witherspoon on early date nites nxt Mon - Thurs. + possibly Ryan P bck in town30 minutes ago from TwitterBerry

August 28, 2009 6:54 PM


Someone needs new sources.

in Simple English said...

Brothers - And I wonder if all three leads were on the same cycle when the movie wrapped?

What does that mean?

Anonymous said...

I like how OBVIOUS Austin and Sophia are--for instance, wearing color-coordinated outfits to Madeo, knowing they're going to be photographed. Take that--Reeke! Well done, Austin and Sophia. Well done!

Anonymous said...

4:50, the person asking the question is being nasty. He/she means "menstrual cycle."

4:50 PM said...

Thanks 5:09 PM. Never heard that gay bashing before.

Anonymous said...

Well done, Austin and Sophia. Well done!

They are having fun - the best way to do bearding and promotion! lol

Anonymous said...

Austin/Sophia matching outfits:
Could this be a big FUCK YOU from Austin to the neglecting Jake???...


oh,my...and when I was starting to think the Toothy saga had nothing else to give us!! ;)

Anonymous said...

^Robert is Austin's big fuck you to Jake ;)

Anonymous said...

Austin/Sophia matching outfits:
Could this be a big FUCK YOU from Austin to the neglecting Jake???.."

I think so.

Anonymous said...

(((AUSTIN))) :´´(

Anonymous said...

Awww, don't be like that, this is nothing compared to reeking.

Anonymous said...

I think Sophia and Austin would make a great couple if he weren't gay. Jake and Reese can't compete in the chemistry department.

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Anonymous said...

Austin/Sophia matching outfits:
Could this be a big FUCK YOU from Austin to the neglecting Jake???..

Jake no likey this kind of FUCK YOU.

Anonymous said...

6:38 PM



....Reese?

Anonymous said...

Trolly.

Anonymous said...

Spike Jonze on the frontpage of NYTimes mag

Anonymous said...

Spike Jonze, the director with the childlike imagination, and the actor Max Records. (Jonze is the one without a wolf suit.)

Now, how shall I put this? Spike, you shouldn't do that with little boys or girls.

Anonymous said...

^^^ Catherine Keener, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work in “Being John Malkovich” and who plays a divorced mother in “Where the Wild Things Are,” told me that her 10-year-old son, Clyde, once asked her why Jonze didn’t live with his parents; apparently Clyde didn’t realize that Jonze was an adult.

Anonymous said...

^^^ Prompted by the phenomenal success of “Pulp Fiction” in 1994, the big Hollywood studios tentatively opened their gates (and their wallets) to a new generation of “independent” directors, among them Jonze and his friends David O. Russell and Alexander Payne.

Anonymous said...

Whose marriage will come first? Toothy+Chin or Spike + Michelle??

Anonymous said...

Reeke is just for reeking.

Anonymous said...

There are plenty of fake/bearding marriages out there..

as much as there are rebounding marriages... poor Spike :(

Anonymous said...

He'll be fine :)

Robert said...

Robert is Austin's big fuck you to Jake ;)

You are right, I'm big ;)

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Here’s a short list of the gayest beaches in the region.
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Anonymous said...

Since we know Austin and Sophia never dated, Just Jareds news of them hooking up again is evidence that its show promo for OTH. Jake looks pissed though in the medical building pics. Probably not from rumors of Sophia, but rumors of Buckley. He does not have to worry about female competition. How does it feel Jake to be on the receiving end instead of dishing it out.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if Jake is upset about Austin and anybody. I think they had a fling, but it's over. I don't think Reeke is real, but Jake spends way to much time with the Chin to maintain any other relationship. He just spent 2 1/2 months following her around. What partner would put up with that. Besides, we can be sure of having a Reekefest this weekend. The Chin probably has the long weekend off and after having such a pap free summer, she must be climaxing at the thought of a weekend full of photo ops. Last weekend when she got back to LA, the first thing she did was a photo op.

Anonymous said...

Jake did not follow her around. Jake was back east when Austin was back east. Jake went back home when Austin went West. Reese was just a cover.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Reeke is real, but Jake spends way to much time with the Chin to maintain any other relationship.

Not true.

For example, Jake didn't work since mid December and during those 8 months of free time he spent only 2-3 weeks on major reeking when Reese was out of LA.

Anonymous said...

Since we know Austin and Sophia never dated, Just Jareds news of them hooking up again is evidence that its show promo for OTH.

Just Jared loves showmances, he's an avid supporter, lol.

Anonymous said...

Posted on OMG

Austin and Sophia having great chemistry and some Buckley too: OTH clip

Robert is so hot. He looks like a hotter version of Jake. This site has great pics: RBD

Jake said...

Robert is so hot. He looks like a hotter version of Jake.

I know you just want to piss me off - and it works!

Anonymous said...

Robert is so hot. He looks like a hotter version of Jake.

Ha! Robert looks a bit like Jake :)

Anonymous said...

Austin and Sophia having great chemistry and some Buckley too: OTH clip

Awww, that's nice beach scene :)

Someone mentioned it on some forum, but can't listen to the video - is Robert's voice girlish?

American Idol gay wedding said...

Posted on OMG by Special K

Jim Verraros, from American Idol (Season One), is getting married to his boyfriend of 4 years, Bill Brennan, this Saturday in Oak Brook, IL. They met after Bill messaged Jim on MySpace following Jim being on American Idol.

Jim & Bill's web site

Congratulations Jim & Bill.

Anonymous said...

^^^ We were both single and completely over any kind of bar scene. (Been there, done that, over it!) So Jim asked if I wanted to meet up for coffee or see a movie sometime and I in turn invited him to go out with some friends on November 23, 2005. That night we talked non-stop for 7 hours straight.

:)

Cruise's bid denied to complete Ledger's final film said...

Tom Cruise offered to help complete Heath Ledger's final film role but was rejected by director Terry Gilliam because he did not know the late star.

Ledger was filming scenes for The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus before his death from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008. Gilliam faced a dilemma of whether to scrap the project or carry on with another actor taking on Ledger's role. Instead, he signed up three - Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all agreed to play different versions of Ledger's character Tim in the movie.

Gilliam reveals that Cruise also put his name forward to complete the film, but was turned down because he had not known Ledger when he was alive.

He tells Total Film magazine, "I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent (who put Cruise forward for the role). I know there was a period when Tom's agents were keen. The thing is, I was only interested in people who were friends of Heath. Simple as that. I wanted to keep it in the family."

link

Anonymous said...

^^ I think it was nice of Tom to offer help.

Anonymous said...

I agree.

holy girl crush, natalie portman is amazing! said...

I just got through reading Natalie Portman's interview with Interview Magazine where she talk to Jake Gyllenhaal about her childhood fear of the Smurfs, her night out with Jay Z where they went to a laser show, and her favorite food: Carvel ice cream cake. The interview, although super random at times, was so refreshing. I've always admired the way Interview conducts their interviews. By having a celebrity interview another celebrity, it lets us have a peek at a different dimension of that person. The celebrity seems more relaxed, open, and more fun than if they were talking to a journalist where all their answers can sometimes seem calculated and predictable.

Probably the best portion of Portman's interview was when Jake asked her what song describes her current state. Her answer was:

PORTMAN: My current state . . . I’m trying to think of a song that feels like sleepwalking. [laughs] I don’t know. I’ve mostly been listening to dirty rap lately. That’s sort of my scene.

GYLLENHAAL: Your affection for dirty rap is something that people really don’t know about you, which I think is fascinating. You do incredible things for the world, and then you listen to just completely obscene hip-hop music.

PORTMAN: Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance. Those are like my two favorite things, so combined . . . I’ve been listening a lot lately to “Wait (The Whisper Song)” by the Ying Yang Twins, where the lyrics are like, “Wait ’til you see my dick”—which is just amazing because it’s whispered. [whispers] “Wait ’til you see my dick . . . ” [laughs] Crazy. So I just listen to it like I’m a five-year-old, like, “Oh my god! I can’t believe he just said that!”

GYLLENHAAL: It’s interesting that you think the lyric “Wait ’til you see my dick” describes your current state. I think people are learning more about you right now then they ever have in an interview. I’m proud of that.

Every time I think of Natalie Portman I think of that SNL skit she did where she rapped and threw chairs at people. SO COOL!

link

Jake said...

The interview, although super random at times, was so refreshing.

I rule! I'm the man!

Anonymous said...

Natalie Portman: "Recession is exciting":

article

Anonymous said...

^^For a supposedly intelligent woman, she often says very stupid things.

I personally wasn't too impressed with the Interview interview.

Anonymous said...

Natalie Portman: "Recession is exciting"

"I think it's kind of an exciting time," she said. "I mean, everyone is cutting back. It's happening in every industry - including our own. All of a sudden, people are doing jobs that they hate and they're not making as much money as they thought they would or they've lost their jobs entirely. I've started to see people looking more toward their own passions and what really excites them."

Natalie P. said...

"I know how discrimination against blacks in the US feels like personally, because I read a book about it. Yup."

Anonymous said...

She was complimenting the book and the author. Duh! lol

Anonymous said...

I've started to see people looking more toward their own passions and what really excites them.

It works like that for some people. Bad times bring out their creativity, forces them to regroup and rethink and they end up better off for it.

Anonymous said...

As if a rich girl like Natalie who bought a 3 million dollar castle in L.A. recently knows how it is to work 8 hours plus a day, five days a week and to organize the salery for the family to survive a whole months and if there's something left to save a bit for maybe worse times.

Natalie should concentrate on her acting and beauty treatments and shut her mouth for a while.

Nat said...

Q: Please describe your role as the "Ambassador of Hope" for FINCA International and co-chair of the Village Banking Campaign.

Portman: My role is primarily one as a communicator. The people who are really doing the work are the ones on the ground and the women themselves who are working so hard to create their own businesses. My job really, within the organization, is to communicate it to the public and help fundraise, occasionally talk to politicians about helping finance our programs and also how to improve them.


Q: How did you learn about microfinancing and what attracted you to the idea?

Portman: I originally got into the whole world of microfinance because I was looking into things I could do that would affect the Middle East, because I am from Israel originally. When I was looking into it, I had the great opportunity to meet Queen Rania of Jordan who is also the most, probably, high-profile Palestinian woman in the world right now, and she was the one who guided me into microfinance. She said microfinance is a way to even out the hope gap, which is what exists between the poor and the rich; this is a way to improve the status of so many people who are suffering and that’s what leads them to … that kind of despair. So, if we want to create a sort of social equilibrium, we have to create an economic equilibrium first.

http://povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/natalie-portman-microcredit.html

Anonymous said...

Only a rich, spoiled person would find being out of a job and/or struggling to get by "exciting".

Anonymous said...

Most HW stars probably chose their causes based on what they think will be pr-friendly. Children, the environment, etc.

No gay rights if you're rumored to be gay, no Planned Parenthood or pro-choice organizations.....

Anonymous said...

Every celeb is approached to support some charity to get attention for the cause (which is a good thing) and it's also good for the celeb's image. Win, win situation.

Jake said...

No gay rights if you're rumored to be gay...

Don't look at me!

Ted said...

Dear Awful Truth:
Why are you guys so obsessed with dragging homosexuals out of the closet by their hangers?
—Karin

Dear Wrong Blogger:
Notice how we keep the closeted in our anonymous Blind Vice section, as opposed to explicitly outing them in the blolumn? We do have a modicum of respect, sheesh. The only dudes we really wish would come clean and be themselves (i.e., gay) are the ones who prance around H'wood like they're straight as a yardstick. Being discreet is one thing, but blatantly lying is another.

Ted said...

Dear Awful Truth:
If it's the E! legal department that keeps you from revealing Blind Vice subjects, doesn't that mean people are wasting their time guessing? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the Blind Vice to begin with? I mean, if someone does guess right, how can we be sure it will be posted in say, the Bitch-Back section of your site? Just curious.
—Katie

Dear Bitching Back:
Ever heard of process of elimination? And sometimes we do throw ya an answer, doll! Just gonna have to keep checking.

AT

Jake said...

The only dudes we really wish would come clean and be themselves (i.e., gay) are the ones who prance around H'wood like they're straight as a yardstick. Being discreet is one thing, but blatantly lying is another.

I have no idea what they're talking about!

Anonymous said...

Reeke leave Mozza last night:

youtube

lol said...

Dear Awful Truth:
We want to know more about Team Awful. How do you wind up in that particular line of work? Oh, and any good dirt on Ted? Um, if you answer that last one, you might want to skip the byline.
—lillie21

Dear Gossip Lovah:
Taryn and Marc were brought forth from internland, while I was actually born in the lobby of the E! office and raised by a wild pack of Kardashians. And Ted's known to dish his own dirt on himself in the blolumn; he doesn't need me to help out!

Anonymous said...

Reeke leave Mozza last night

Chin's shorter hair - no more filming?

Anonymous said...

I do think this is a PR romance but, still, why do they HAVE to go out every f*** night and get papped IF they are such a private couple as they pretend to be?? If they are so into each other, wouldn't it be better to stay at home and get cozy without strangers eyes all over them? This two idiots are so fake in their own falseness....

She is looking good,though. Maybe because her face is practically covered but, she is looking almost attractive , i have to admit.

I see Toothy is back with the Charlie Chaplin hat... at least he is not wearing the one that makes him look like a smurf.

oh well.....

Anonymous said...

She is looking good,though. Maybe because her face is practically covered but, she is looking almost attractive , i have to admit.

So what's looking good when we don't get to see her face?

Anonymous said...

The frame. Long, light blonde hair is nice...

Anonymous said...

The hair looks good when she covers the forehead.

Anonymous said...

IA.

Anonymous said...

I do think this is a PR romance but, still, why do they HAVE to go out every f*** night and get papped IF they are such a private couple as they pretend to be??

The point of the fauxmance is to be seen in the public together.

Reese suffered long enough in silly Philly, city without proper paparazzi coverage. lol

babblers said...

Tim Burton says of Johnny Depp, "It's very nice to have someone that you can have a completely abstract conversation with and leave the room, feel like everything's fine, and then realize that if you pick it apart, you have absolutely no idea what either of you said." [MTV]

no Venice for Brothers said...

Jury's President Chinese director Ang Lee poses as he walks on the Red Carpet during the 66th Venice International Film Festival at Venice Lido, Italy, Sept. 2, 2009. The 66th Venice International Film Festival was inaugurated at Venice Lido on Wednesday.

Venice film fest: red carpet rolls out

Anonymous said...

Why Brothers isn't in Venice festival? Anybody knows?

Anonymous said...

No idea.

Venice Film Festival 2009 said...

The 66th International Exhibition of Cinematic Art will be held from September 2nd to September 12th 2009 at its customary location at the Lido di Venezia.

Following the traditional Film Festival organization, the official selection includes 60 films divided in three main sections: The films competing for the Leone d'Oro will be presented in the Venezia 66 section; some of the year's most important works will be presented by Fuori Concorso, for a maximum of 6 films while the Orizzonti section will document the new cinema trends. The international short film contest, Corto Cortissimo, was also confirmed.

In order to participate, all films must internationally debut in Venice or, in any case, must be films that have not yet been shown outside the country of origin.

Anonymous said...

the official selection includes 60 films divided in three main sections

I presume that in order to participate:

1. studio must offer the movie
2. movie must be selected.

Anonymous said...

1. studio must offer the movie
2. movie must be selected.



mmmm...I wonder which was the case with Brothers

Anonymous said...

I would say 1 - who needs early bad reviews?

Anonymous said...

^^
Oh, Come on! It can't be that bad ;-D

Anonymous said...

Ok, maybe Brothers is a great movie with a small promotion budget, so they decided to concentrate on the US market :)

White said...

Mike White (he of directing, screenwriting and Amazing Race-ing fame) has scored a pilot order from HBO for show called Enlightened, which will star Laura Dern as a woman who undergoes a spiritual awakening and creates havoc at home and work with her attempts to lead an enlightened life. White and Dern have been close since he directed her in 2007's Year of the Dog. "The only thing I can think of cooler than making a show at HBO is doing it with Laura Dern," White said. "I am totally stoked."

link

Anonymous said...

I can barely tell it is Reeke in that video, I don't know how anyone can tell Reese's hair is different. Still looks pretty long to me.

Jake and Austin out on different nights; I guess someone had to stay home and look after Baby Tile and Atticus.

Anonymous said...

I guess someone had to stay home and look after Baby Tile and Atticus.

Are you being serious?

Anonymous said...

^^Ted mentioned that Austin wised up. I understand it as he didn't want to be the little goose on the side anymore. Who would stand Jake's non stop reeking anyway?

Anonymous said...

Because reeking is a job, business.

Anonymous said...

I guess someone had to stay home and look after Baby Tile and Atticus.

Did you see footgate OMG pictures?

Anonymous said...

He's with that woman and her kids all the time and seems fond of the kids. Sure Reeke is more about publicity and image than anything else, but I can't put my finger on what's going on with them.

Anonymous said...

Did you see footgate OMG pictures?

What's that on his pants?

Anonymous said...

2:02 PM

Jake is not with that woman all the time, sometimes it's just 2-3 quick photo ops per month, which is next to nothing for someone who doesn't work.

Check out IHJ gallery and refresh your memory.

Anonymous said...

^^We followed them per twitter all the time in the last few months and he sure spent much time with her and the kids. And I doubt all the twitter sightings are fake.

Anonymous said...

Reese was out of town, Jake wasn't working = Jake is working for Reese's PR.

The same Reeke "family" scenario as last year, only last year Jake was working.

Anonymous said...

^^I wonder why it was necessary to complain about the photographer taking pics of Jake and Reese's kids at the race in MV and as a consequence the guy isn't allowed to take pics again next year? (Facebook entry) Isn't this what Reeke want most of all...publicity? As I've said, I can't understand their actions sometimes. As I've said I can't put my finger on Reeke.

Anonymous said...

We followed them per twitter all the time in the last few months and he sure spent much time with her and the kids.

10 days in DC and 10 days in Philly, with NYC only few hours away?
It could be worse with such arrogant, bored and unliked beard.

Anonymous said...

"As I've said, I can't understand their actions sometimes. "


^^
I think maybe Ryan didn't like it and had a spat with Reeke.


OTOH, Reeke needs publicity as they need air but they must to do it in a way that make it seem they are NOT looking for that attention

Anonymous said...

I wonder why it was necessary to complain about the photographer taking pics of Jake and Reese's kids at the race in MV and as a consequence the guy isn't allowed to take pics again next year?

Duh!

The last thing Reeke want is to be caught in arranging paparazzi and photo ops + MV people are nice and presume that celebrities want the privacy.

Anonymous said...

What's that on his pants?

Some kind of smudge. The point is the shape of the smudge.

Anonymous said...

Some kind of smudge. The point is the shape of the smudge.

Yeah, I just read on OMG that someone suggested it is the shape of a baby foot. Hm, I'm not sure... How old is BT supposed to be by now?

Anonymous said...

"The last thing Reeke want is to be caught in arranging paparazzi and photo ops"
^^
In the end, they got what they wanted.: Jake playing the part of nice stepdaddy for the world to see it.

Then, later, complaining about pics he totally knew were being taken at the moment to make it look like it wasn't a calculated photo-op.

God, they are so disgusting....(I love it!!) ;-DDD

Anonymous said...

Old publicity whoring tricks :)

Anonymous said...

^^And some of the evil glances he gives the papz...all fake? If so, he's too weird. He and Reese.

Anonymous said...

No one can fake smiles and happiness all the time, publicity whores are human too.

Anonymous said...

How old is BT supposed to be by now?

Year and a half?

October 7, 2008

Dear Ted:
Who is the most loving, sweetest and hottest hubby: Toothy's or yours? Is Baby Tile old enough to walk?
—Grace

Dear Tile-icious:
Mine. No.

Anonymous said...

While it does kind of look like a foot, isn't looking at that smudge kind of like finding Jesus on a Cheeto?

Anonymous said...

No one can fake smiles and happiness all the time, publicity whores are human too.

Why not be "what ever" about it instead of giving evil glances?

I agree about them being publicity/image obsessed, Reese even more so.

Anonymous said...

Public image is a very important thing for Reese's career.
She is not only an actress, she is a product as well: Avon

Taking care of her public image is essential for her

Anonymous said...

Year and a half?

This means the baby was conceived sometime in May 2008. This was a difficult year for him for many reasons and he shot Brothers, Nailed and PoP back to back and we had reeking in between.
Honestly, I'm still not sure this baby exists. If it does, who is responsible for him/her now? If Austin "wised up" (dumped?) Jake, what happened to BT (if it exists)?

Anonymous said...

If it does, who is responsible for him/her now?

Same person who did it from the start, someone who can dedicate his/her time 100%. No idea who could that be.

Anonymous said...

^^What's the point in having a kid just to hide and rarely take care of it? I still want to give Jake the benefit of a doubt that he wouldn't do that to a child, esp. not his own.

Anonymous said...

The rumor was that Baby Tile was born in the fall of 2007. Which means, if real, he or she would have been conceived in late 2006/early 2007. At that time there were still rumors that Jake and Austin were going to come out, and it was pre-Reeke.

Anonymous said...

What's the point in having a kid just to hide and rarely take care of it?

Love is the point. (I'm not claiming that there is BT)

Anonymous said...

Reeke rumors started shortly after Rendition shoot.

Anonymous said...

Reeke fauxmance PR stories started in November 2006, in order to prevent "poor Reese, Ryan dumped her for Abbie" gossip.

Anonymous said...

While it does kind of look like a foot, isn't looking at that smudge kind of like finding Jesus on a Cheeto?

True, we should ask Jake about it :)

Anonymous said...

Reeke rumors started shortly after Rendition shoot.

Before Rendition shoot, as soon as Reese announced her divorce.

Peggy Bundy said...

My Al sweated Elvis!!!

Anonymous said...

LOL

Anonymous said...

"Did you see footgate OMG pictures?"

Take a look at his mouth (you can see more on IHJ), he seemed to eat something. Maybe he cleaned his fingers on his pants? Maybe they are his fingerprints?

Anonymous said...

^^I mean Jake has something white around his mouth which makes me think he ate something before the pics were taken.

the shroud turin said...

I see the face of Jesus on his pants.

Anonymous said...

They don't look like fingerprints, and it looks like a heel, not a palm.

Maybe at the beginning there was no plans to do full on bearding, just some pr for Rendition and to avoid Reese looking like she was dumpted. Or maybe Reeke was to cover for Baby Tile.

Anonymous said...

Right corner of his mouth:

pic

Anonymous said...

I can't believe some people think there is a hidden baby...

Anonymous said...

Here look through all the pics:

IHJ

Anonymous said...

Hey,a lot of people think we're crazy just for thinking Jake is gay. What's a baby or two in the mix. :-D

Anonymous said...

Couldn't agree more! lol

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