"Up in Ojai (California), I used to stand in the garden and bark like a coyote and all the coyotes and dogs would bark around the neighborhood. That's why I had to leave." Anthony Hopkins on his penchant for imitating dogs barking.

"She's got a voice like a Nina Simone or a Mary J. Blige or a Dusty Springfield, and she's steeped in history - this girl has old bones in her." Elton John is a big fan of fellow Brit Amy Winehouse.

"I'm playing an eccentric punk pothead... and I have blue and purple hair extensions and kind of a mullet." Emily Blunt on her new look in movie Sunshine Cleaning.

"We just put on a s**tty disco album like Kraftwerk or something like that and start dancing. Sometimes we listen to black metal and shake our heads and at other times, we play chess." Finnish rock band HIM vocalist Ville Valo on his band's pre-show rituals.

"We had this one where Jessica Alba was chasing after you but she's a vampire. So it's a laugh but then she gets you so you're like, 'S**t!' But then you're vampire friends and you roam together." Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner's favorite nightmare involves being chased by actress Jessica Alba.

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