How to End Your Celebrity Profile: The Soundtrack
“Ballin’,” Young Jeezy
“’And that’, he says, smiling, ‘is a great feeling.’” (Gerard Butler, Men’s Journal, November 2012)
“’I’m finally part of a family, and it’s a miracle.’” (Drew Barrymore, Allure, January 2013)
“There is Blue, and a big, boundless future ahead.” (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Vogue, March 2013)
“’One thing that is exciting about being a woman is that you can rediscover your beauty over and over.’” (Salma Hayek, Allure, September 2011)
“She flashes a radiant smile. ‘All you have to have is a dream, and then you make it happen,’ she says.” (Gisele Bundchen, Vanity Fair, May 2009)
“After acknowledging the euphoric guests, the president said, ‘Excuse me while I dance with my wife,’ before leading her in a slow swirl to the strains of ‘At Last,’ a song about beginnings.” (Michelle Obama, Vogue, March 2009)
“Jenny From the Block,” Jennifer Lopez or “Bad Touch,” The Bloodhound Gang
“’That’s what I’m still doing, in a way. Playing dress-up.’” (Jennifer Lopez, Allure, 2010)
“’Oh,’ she says, ‘my face is a dime a dozen in many parts of the world.’” (Christy Turlington, Vogue, August 2009)
“And then, her ego firmly in check, she exits, stage left, leaving not even a whiff of attitude behind.” (Cate Blanchett, Vanity Fair, February 2009)
“And with enough willpower, maybe she’ll even stop Googling herself.” (Kristen Stewart, Allure, November 2009)
“’See?’ says Biel. ‘Nothing that interesting!’” (Jessica Biel, Vogue, February 2010)
“The greatest feat of his career is that he managed to get away with it for so long in public, the bionic man instead of the human one who hit a fire hydrant.” (Tiger Woods, Vanity Fair, February 2010)
“’I painted all day and had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.’” (Gloria Vanderbilt, Town & Country, January 2013)
“’And then there’s me like I am right now, when I’m not trying to entertain you. Today,’ she says, ‘you are just talking to me.’” (Megan Fox, Rolling Stone, October 2009)
“In her hand was a napkin loaded with lamb meatballs.” (Jennifer Lawrence, Vanity Fair, February 2013)
“Building a Mystery,” Sarah McLachlan
“I want to ask why, but we’re out of tape, out of time, out of space, and in that moment, I have to accept that even an old friend cannot capture the sum of this woman’s parts, which would surely fill all the pages of this magazine.” (Jennifer Aniston, Elle, September 2009)
“She’s a little hungry, and it’s a beautiful night, and no one even knows she’s here.” (Mila Kunis, Esquire, November 2012)
“’If you’re not there, you miss it. It’s gone.’” (Cate Blanchett, Vogue, December 2009)
“’I get so tired of ‘You should’ and ‘you must,’’ she says. ‘How about I just am?’” (Robin Wright Penn, Elle, November 2009)
“’I want to keep people guessing.’” (Carrie Underwood, Allure, April 2010)
“Shirtless but face turned away from the camera, he’s the poster boy.” (Daniel Craig, Vanity Fair, November 2012)
“’When I look into the crowd, I feel like I’m looking into myself. And when I wake up in the morning, that’s what makes my heart tick.’” (Lady Gaga, Vanity Fair, September 2010)
“’I need that complexity,’ he says. ‘The balance of the dark with the light.’” (Rivers Cuomo, Rolling Stone, November 2009)
“How would any of us really know?” (Tina Fey, The Hairpin, March 2013)
“And the Dutchess lives.” (Fergie, Allure, July 2009)
“The Climb,” Miley Cyrus
“’It’s just another opportunity to keep growing.’” (Katie Holmes, Vogue, December 2012)
“’I don’t know. I’m open to it,’ she says, with a wistful trace of a smile.” (Katie Holmes, Allure, April 2013)
“And then she adds, ‘There is a great Gloria Steinem quote — and I’m paraphrasing — ‘Become the man you want to marry.’ I’ve taken that on. What qualities do I find attractive, and can I find them in myself? What am I missing? Can I be that for myself?’ I’m betting she can.” (Michelle Williams, Vogue, October 2009)
“She just sees a clear road ahead.” (Ashley Olsen, Allure, September 2009)
“Say What?” LL Cool J
“Gwyneth forbid.” (Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle, September 2011)