"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction." -- Justin Timberlake, saying he didn't intend to expose Janet Jackson's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show.
"I'm not anti-Semitic." -- Mel Gibson, who directed, co-wrote and financed "The Passion of the Christ," which rode a wave of controversy and faith to huge box-office numbers.
"I would like to thank the fans around the world for your love and support." -- Michael Jackson, after pleading not guilty in his child molestation case.
"This is harder than I thought it was going to be." -- Monica Geller Bing (Courteney Cox Arquette) during the last episode of "Friends," whose run ended after 10 years
"I kissed a bunch of frogs and finally found my prince. I feel like I've found my happily ever after." -- Britney Spears, ex-girlfriend of Justin Timberlake and ex-wife of childhood friend Jason Alexander, on her engagement to backup dancer Kevin Federline.
"She's hanging in there." -- Ashley Olsen (right), after her twin, Mary-Kate, entered a treatment facility for a health-related issue, reportedly an eating disorder. They're seen here after getting star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"I don't mind having some people ridicule me." -- "American Idol" reject William Hung.
"Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!" -- Oprah Winfrey, after awarding new vehicles to all 276 audience members at the taping of the premiere of the 19th season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
"The whole situation was a bummer." -- Ashlee Simpson, after being busted for a lip-synch gone awry on "Saturday Night Live."
"The train (of her gown) was so long it took about seven people to carry it." -- Valerie Simpson, songwriter and half of the R&B duo Ashford and Simpson, on the star-studded wedding bash of "The View" co-host Star Jones
"You'll see Brian Williams tomorrow night; I'll see you along the way." -- Tom Brokaw, signing off his last broadcast as anchor of "NBC Nightly News."
"It didn't really hit me that (missing the competition) was going to be the hard part. I thought the hard part would be the loss." -- "Jeopardy" whiz Ken Jennings, who finally met his match after a 74-game run as a pop culture icon who made brainiacs cool.
"You can't get a gun inside Madison Square Garden." -- Jay-Z (left), after tour mate R. Kelly (right) abruptly fled the stage and claimed people in the crowd were waving guns at him.
"This show is like a dynasty. You hold it and then you hand it off to the next person." -- "Tonight" host Jay Leno, on plans to make way in five years for "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien.
"Yeah, I have to stop drinking. It's fun. This is funny. I mean, it's not funny at all, it's profound. It's deep. But I want, you know, to see if I can do it. I think I can do it. Can you do it? Can we all do it?" -- Courtney Love, after a judge barred the troubled rocker from taking nonprescription drugs, drinking alcohol or being in places that serve alcohol.
"I was the straight man, and (President) Bush wrote the funniest lines." -- Michael Moore, on his controversial film "Fahrenheit 9/11," which became the highest-grossing documentary ever.