QUOTABLES

“I can be perfectly happy living in the country, having a little farm and working occasionally.”

Patrick Dempsey

[ in an interview with Best Life magazine ]

“What they’re doing is illegal. It’s high-speed chases, and they’re competing with each other. They’re not trying to catch me doing something stupid, they’re trying to create me doing something stupid.”

George Clooney

[ on the paparazzi ]

“I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for the West family, and they have asked me not to go on.”

Plastic surgeon Jan Adams

[ who abruptly walked off CNN’s “Larry King Live” during an interview with the talk show host. Adams, who operated on Kanye West’s mother the day before she died, had initially agreed to speak with King to clear up what he said were inaccurate reports about him in the news media. ]

“They were all begging to be on the show. The hardest thing was breaking it down to these 14.”

Donald Trump

[ boasting of the high demand from famous folks to appear on “Celebrity Apprentice,” which debuts Jan. 3 ]

“I’ve never discussed it with anybody before — intentionally. I thought maybe I would tell it to Caroline when I met her someday.”

Neil Diamond

[ revealing that President Kennedy’s daughter was the inspiration for his smash hit “Sweet Caroline.” He performed the song via satellite at Caroline Kennedy’s 50th birthday party last week. ]

“Have you heard anyone that sounds like me? No. I’m like Prince: You can’t

understand me, but I’m great.”

Lil Wayne

[ in an interview with Spin magazine ]