Wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)

"There was a melancholy feel to the `70s. I was so into the bicentennial. No joke. I bought a Liberty Bell necklace that was pewter. It was like a prized possession." -- Will Ferrell, who stars in the new film "Semi-Pro," about a fictional ABA basketball team, which is set in the '70s.

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"It got to a point where whenever I heard the birds chirp, I'd be like, `Oh, God, no.' It took me years after stopping the cocaine before I was able to enjoy a sunrise and enjoy the sound of birds." -- Valerie Bertinelli, talking about her drug use on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

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"George Clooney, you know, the seriousness and the dedication to your art, seeing you climb into that rubber batsuit from `Batman & Robin' -- the one with the nipples, every morning under your costume, on the set, off the set, hanging upside-down at lunch -- you rock man." -- Tilda Swinton, thanking "Michael Clayton" co-star George Clooney after winning the best supporting actress Oscar.

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"Thank you to the Coens for being crazy enough to think that I could do that and put one of the most horrible haircuts (in) history over my head." -- Javier Bardem, thanking directors Ethan and Joel Coen while accepting the best supporting actor Oscar for "No Country for Old Men."

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"I'm not really terribly nervous. Being pregnant is like taking a sedative." -- Jessica Alba, walking the red carpet before Sunday's Oscar telecast.

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"It was a cheesy publicity stunt." -- Diablo Cody, on shunning the $1 million diamond-laced shoes designed for her by Stuart Weitzman to wear on Oscar's red carpet. Cody instead wore gold flats to accept the original screenplay trophy for "Juno."

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"The mind set of a soldier and of duty and loyalty to the corps, to your country -- I get it. I grew up all over the place, primarily on military bases. You do have to assimilate. In many ways you play a role, even if the role is playing yourself." -- Blair Underwood, whose father was an Army colonel, on connecting to his role as grounded Navy pilot Alex on the HBO psychotherapy saga "In Treatment."

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"I shy away from typecasting, whether it's lesbian icon or vegetarian or country singer. To me, I'm just me and these are all aspects of my personality. I don't like being called a country singer. I'm just a vocalist." -- k.d. Lang, on her eclectic musical style.