The 10 best arts quotes of the week, from Beyoncé to Grimes
You can grab the world's attention with 11 small words... if you're Beyoncé
"What am I gonna do, love, what am I gonna do?"
With those 11 words and an Instagram post, Beyoncé got the world furiously speculating over her latest move. CBC News has more on the pop star's latest video promo, #LEMONADE.
"People get weird when actors go into the art world. They get weird when actors go into politics. Not that it keeps actors from doing it, or running for president."
James Franco discusses his art career in the latest issue of New York magazine.
"When you feel targeted as a trans person, the natural inclination is to go into hiding. But visibility is more important than ever; to go there and have the platform of a stage to stand on and speak your mind and represent yourself."
While musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Mumford & Sons are cancelling their North Carolina tour dates in protest of the state's anti-LGBT legislation, trans musician Laura Jane Grace says her band Against Me! also plans to protest the law — by performing there.
"One of the wonderful things about getting older and having experience is that you have something to share with people."
Cameron Diaz talks to CBC News about The Longevity Book, the follow-up to her best-selling self-help title The Body Book.
"The whole process was unpleasant. And for Pat and I, honestly, the most unpleasant part was being around him."
Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys tells Rolling Stone about their experience inducting Steve Miller into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, Miller tore into the Hall of Fame and the entire music industry, saying that it's full of "gangsters and crooks" and other names we can't print.
"I liken being a songwriter for other people to… being a good bra, which means you lift and support."
Ottawa-raised musician Simon Wilcox has written songs with Nick Jonas and Britney Spears and she talked all about it with q.
"We've grown old but not up!"
Veteran rockers Cheap Trick on CBC Radio's q.
"I believe that to be a writer (or an actor, or any kind of artist) it really must be your calling. I don't believe that you choose writing, I believe that it chooses you."
Carmen Aguirre, author of Something Fierce and Mexican Hooker #1, does the CBC Books Magic 8 Q&A.
"I was on [Saturday Night Live] for three years, and when I left, I made this conscious decision that I would not take any jobs that didn't seem as if they would be really fun. … I'm not doing this unless I can have a deep sense of happiness while doing it. I've applied that, moving forward, and it's worked."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus tells the New York Times what she learned from her run on SNL, years she looks back on "fondly-ish."
"I will say that I've been in numerous situations where male producers would literally be like, 'We won't finish the song unless you come back to my hotel room.' If I was younger or in a more financially desperate situation, maybe I would have done that. I don't think there are few female producers because women aren't interested. It's difficult for women to get in. It's a pretty hostile environment."
Montreal musician Grimes shares some uncomfortable truths about her experience in the music industry with Rolling Stone.
What were your favourite culture quotes of the week? Find CBC Arts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and share them with us!