What They Said
"Mrs. Angelina Jolie and her husband, Mr. Brad Pitt, told me to tell you that she is doing absolutely fine."
Sussmann was apparently unaware that Jolie and Pitt aren't married.
On Jessica Simpson
John Paul, program director at KUPL in Portland, Oregon, on Jessica Simpson's new country song, "Come on Over.""I don't think people were anticipating the song to be that good."
The song has been winning over fans of the genre and climbing the country charts.
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder, a supporter of Barack Obama, on whether he believes there is a tangible chance of a black president in his lifetime."Someday there will be a Latino president and an Asian president and a Jewish president. We can't talk about those things and then not be. The Lord that I serve says the impossible is unacceptable."
On Heath Ledger
Kim Ledger, saying renewed attention to his late son, Heath Ledger, because of the upcoming movie "The Dark Knight" has made the family's grieving process difficult."It's just been a little more public and the films make it a little more public as well. It's been a little bit hard, but we've always been extremely proud of his work and that hasn't changed."
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Host of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" and radio's "Love Line.""Today, in the celebrity world, we're seeing an addiction epidemic."
On Rapper T.I.
Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young on rapper T.I. The rapper recently pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges and faces almost a year in jail."He's bright enough, sensitive enough, vulnerable enough and intellectual enough that he might be able to help the society deal with the problem of violence."
Young reached out to the rapper a few months ago.
Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Haysbert, who likes to believe his role as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama."If anything, my portrayal of President David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people."