CBC Arts quotes of the week: Remembering David Bowie and Alan Rickman
It was a week of loss, and a week of incredible tributes
Just a few days ago, the world said goodbye to David Bowie, a man who changed how we think of music, gender — and even what it means to be an artist. Some of the most interesting entertainment stories of the week were tributes to his influence and his legacy — so we've included several excerpts here, in our regular round-up of the week's best cultural quotables. CBC Arts scanned the week's headlines — from the Golden Globes, to the Oscar nominations, to another story of loss, the death of actor Alan Rickman — for the best lines of the last seven days.
"His death was no different from his life — a work of Art."
Producer Tony Visconti remembers his long-time friend and collaborator, David Bowie, in a Facebook message to fans.
"You can't make a big enough deal about him. He changed the world."
Emm Gryner talks to CBC Radio's q about David Bowie. The Canadian singer-songwriter toured with the rock legend in 1999-2000.
"The friendship was basically that this guy salvaged me from certain professional and maybe personal annihilation — simple as that. [...] He resurrected me."
Punk legend Iggy Pop tells the New York Times how David Bowie saved his life.
"All these different personas that he had, they really weren't about him. They were about us."
CBC's Laurie Brown interviewed David Bowie six times over the years, including this extensive conversation about his 1995 album Outside — a sequel to which he was reportedly developing before his death. She shared her memories of their time together on q this week.
"I want to share this award with all the First Nations people represented in this film and all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time we recognize your history and protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people who are out there to exploit them."
Leonardo DiCaprio, star of The Revenant, prompts controversy following his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes.
"I've made a lot of movies that people just didn't go see."
Matt Damon, star of The Brothers Grimm, Titan A.E. — and, you know, sci-fi blockbuster The Martian — keeps things real-ish at the Golden Globes, in an evening CBC News called "a night of edgy, honest quotes."
"It can't get more surreal than this. Thank you for the recognition @TheAcademy. Truly a proud moment."
Toronto R&B star The Weeknd responds to his Academy Award nomination on Twitter.
"We don't want to believe, for whatever reason, that a woman is contributing to the process. [...] When we talk Alfred Hitchcock, we need to talk about Alma [Hitchcock]."
Actress and author Illeana Douglas talks to CBC Radio's q about why Hollywood owes women more credit.
"That was the first time I was truly heartbroken, when she left."
Never mind, they'll find someone like Geri Halliwell? Adele, queen of broken-hearted pop ballads, tells James Corden how she felt when Ginger Spice quit the Spice Girls.
"Music is dance that you can't see."
Dancer Peggy Baker shares her q playlist.
"Lego is a language which everybody can appreciate and should be able to use it according to their will, and that's what all freedom of expression is about."
From CBC News, artist Ai Weiwei reacts to the news Lego is changing its policy on blocking the use of its bricks in projects with a "political agenda."
"Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. [...] I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career."
To an entire generation, he was Snape. Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe pays tribute to Alan Rickman in a Google+ post about the acclaimed actor who passed away this week.
"He was the ultimate ally. In life, art, and politics. I trusted him absolutely. He was, above all things, a rare and unique human and we shall not see his like again."
Emma Thompson remembers Alan Rickman, her co-star in several films including Sense and Sensibility, Love, Actually and the Harry Potter series.
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