The Best ShortList Interview Quotes of 2014

The Best ShortList Interview Quotes of 2014

The Best ShortList Interview Quotes of 2014

Presenting the most memorable utterances from our 2014 interviews - click on the links to read the full article


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“I saw a mugshot of him on the front of a tabloid recently and my first thought was, ‘She’s quite hot’”

Guy Garvey on Justin Bieber


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“I stood in a corner and screamed. Then I was walking around Prague singing the Doctor Who theme tune to myself.”

Peter Capaldi reveals his initial reaction to being cast as the Doctor while in Prague


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“I hate hipsters, I hate liberals, I hate rock’n’ rollers, I hate the counter-culture, I hate movie people”

James Ellroy: not a fence-sitter


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“I was once playing blackjack with this guy from Google, and every time I lost he bought me back in. I said thanks, and he went, ‘No problem, I get laid to your music all the time.’”

Ed Sheeran on the benefits of being a 21st-century Barry White


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“I wash it every day. Nothing special, just regular shampoo and conditioner. But I’m 66 and I’ve got my own f*cking hair! That’s got to say something about me.”

Ozzy Osbourne breaks down his grooming regime


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“I think they’re hideous”

David Bailey offers his opinion on ShortList staff writer Louise Donovan’s trainers


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“I met the Queen once. She was a bit like Tom Hardy, actually”

Nick Cave draws a surprising comparison


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“Rubbish. Absolute rubbish. I went with a couple of lads from the Irish team, but if I’d been on my own, honestly, I would’ve walked out”

Roy Keane offers his review of David Fincher’s Gone Girl


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“P*ssy”

Morgan Freeman reveals the surprising secret to staying young


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“Everyone says how good films are, and I’m desperate to enjoy them too, but I just don’t get them. I get so bored”

Michael Owen explains why he’s unlikely to be considered for the Cannes jury


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“I’m Batman. I’m very secure in that fact.”

Michael Keaton sees no threat in Messrs Bale and Affleck


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“I don’t regret any of my movies. Well, maybe the bad ones.”

Steven Seagal reassesses his back catalogue


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“I once flew over and met my wife in Peru. We went for an incredible walk and met a local family who invited us in, and that was the first time I had quinoa.”

Phillip Schofield wins Middle Class War. Forever


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“I was not even close to being fully fit when I played against England, but I was still able to answer the critics”

Luis Suarez continues to gleefully wind up England fans


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As a Staff Writer at Shortlist, Holly dabbles in a bit of everything. Having started her career as a news reporter, she has since decided to return to the world of the living.