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βJoe Henry: "I've known her since I was 15 and she was 17, longer than I've known my wife. We have had a great relationship, and part of that was because I never needed anything from her. I recognised that we were in two different occupations. Not to disparage one ounce of her musicality, I was always of the belief that her persona was her career. Whether she was making a movie or writing a song or punching a photographer, it was all pushing a persona forward, and that was the real body of work. I was never tempted to slip a song to her at thanksgiving." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1124β
βWilliam Orbit: "You know, she hasn't shouted about her musical abilities, but she is the consummate songwriter. She listens to classic musicals a lot. Not just the obvious ones, like Singin' in the Rain, but the lesser ones. I remember one time we all had dinner in Germany, and somebody brought up old musicals, and she was the one who knew all the verses. And she writes really solid, melodic stuff like that."https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-cant-stop-the-music-164212/β
βSting: "She's outrageous, she's provocative, she's inscrutable. And over the years, we've all been witnessed to her evolution, from street smart kid sister to virgin bride, from sex goddess to a yogi. Her mind is as celebrated as her body, she's as feared as she's desired, she leads while others follow... A woman who is all woman, and all women." http://wherethereswil.blogspot.com/2007/12/music-makes-people-come-together.html.β
βJanet Jackson: "I think she's done wonderful things. She's done great things in her career, in her life, and more power to her."HX magazine March 2008β
βMary J. Blige: "I don't think the music business, as far as females, would be anything without Madonna." http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6gk0r_gwyneth-paltrow-and-george-clooney_newsβ
βTupac Shakur: "I was letting people dictate who should be my friends. I felt like because I was this big Black Panther type of nigga, I couldn't be friends with Madonna. And so I dissed her, even though she showed me nothing but love. I felt bad, because when I went to jail, I called her and she was the only person that was willing to help me." http://www.thugz-network.com/Tupac~Shakur~Interview~Ready~To~Live.phpβ
βMarilyn Manson: "I watched a screening of her [Madonna's] film and I was sitting right next to her, which to me was exciting still. Iβm not jaded enough to not be excited by that." http://www.mansonusa.com/celebritarian/?page=2β
βSinΓ©ad O'Connor: "I love her, I adore her and I respect her. I pity her for all the analysis she has to put up with." http://madonnajam.iespana.es/said.html?0&weborama=-1#sinneadβ
βMirwais: "Once I collaborated with the Queen Bee, whoever came after her seemed a little boring to me! Many came to ask me to produce tracks, from Depeche Mode to Jennifer Lopez, but I said no to all of them!" http://www.absolumentmadonna.fr/artworks/20090529-BREVES02en.pngβ
βDJ Enferno: "She has so much knowledgeβ sheβs been in the business for so long, sheβs got so many good ideas, and sheβs really witty, that was one surprising thing that I found out about her. Sheβs really sharp and sheβll kind of bust your chops a little bit." http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/virginia/052209_local_dj_spins_on_madonnas_tourβ
βSeymour Stein: "I was in the hospital, I had her come see me in the hospital, we talked a deal in the hospital and we did the deal in the hospital. Within days, even before I got out of the hospital, she was starting to record what became her first single, Everybody, and we were off and running. I saw her staunch determination and I knew she would work as hard as I did and much harder, in fact. And that's what you need in an artist. She worked harder than anybody. I just saw her perform in Berlin, and she still works harder than anybody." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7661105.stm.β
βShakira: "I admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself." http://www.tv.com/shakira/person/86809/biography.html.β
βLenny Kravitz: "She's a genius, she can do no wrong." VH1 Behind The Music.β
βDaddy G.: "Working with Madonna is something to tell to your grandsons." http://madonnajam.iespana.es/said.html?0&weborama=-1#daddyβ
βDJ Gordon Edge: "She is very natural. I did not get to know her as a person but she is down-to-earth and straightforward. She just speaks her mind." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19352β
βDonna Summer: "I was sitting around thinking I should do something. I was thinking about design school. A friend said, 'Are you out of your mind? Do an album.' But I like privacy and I like my space. I like being with my family. You have to be in the right frame of mind. You can't be like 'Don't touch me.' to your fans or saying 'I don't want to sign autographs.' I think I was exhausted for a lot of years. I have to take my hat off to people like Madonna. They keep doing it." http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/features_fashion/2009/05/donna-summer-disco-crayons-pop-concert-stamp-your-feet.html.β
βAyumi Hamasaki: "I really like Madonna. What I admire is she's made it on her own terms." http://web.archive.org/web/20020403141617/http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/ayumi_hamasaki/int_ayumi2.html.β
βBeyoncΓ©: "I love Madonna. I do! Definitely. It all works for Madonna. I mean, I couldnβt do a lot of the things she does, but it works for her. I watched the "Human Nature" music video for the "Check On It" video even though it didn't come out anything like it. I wanted to do something like that but we didn't have time to do it because it was just a 12-hour shoot." http://www.me-me-me.tv/2007/05/25/beyonce-exclusive-other-ways-madonna-has-inspired-me/β
βSean Combs: "I'd like to do something with Madonna in Malawi. I see what she does and I think it's fantastic. I'd like to help in any way I can." http://www.hollyscoop.com/p-diddy/pdiddy-wants-to-join-madonnas-malawi-campaign_16235.aspxβ
βRicky Martin: "I know Madonna as a mother, and sheβs exemplary, the love she gives her kids is a dream, and I know that her heart is big enough to adopt not just one child but to adopt 20." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501003.html.β
βBono: "Madonna should be applauded for helping to take a child out of the worst poverty imaginable and giving him a better chance in life. Baby David is lucky to have been adopted by someone who can give him a chance of survival in this world and I don't think it's fair that people are criticizing her." http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/25047β
βMelanie Brown: "It's easy for critics to knock celebrities who choose to adopt, but it's a good thing that Madonna's doing. Not only is she highlighting the plight of orphans in Africa, she's also giving this little girl the chance of a better life." http://news.superiorpics.com/2009/04/12/BROWN_BACKS_MADONNA_ADOPTION_BID.html.β
βJon Bon Jovi: "Madonna has been incredibly important to the 1980s, musically... a little disco queen who... became an icon." (1990).β
βAlice Cooper: "Look at Madonna; she did all the outrageous stuff, but she could sing. She was a great performer! If she got up there and she couldn't sing a lick, I'd go, 'Ok, this is a sideshow.' But, she can really sing." http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/01/29/alice-cooper-loves-lady-gaga-and-madonna/β
β"What impressed me most? Her stamina, dedication and perfection. Her precision and respect for her body and the craft. What an icon! What a role model for women! I bow down to the one I truly serve!!" http://www.darrenhayes.com/dh/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=577&Itemid=47β
βLiz Phair: "Madonna is the speedboat, and the rest of us are just the Go-Go's on water skis." http://web.archive.org/19990204000533/www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/Club/2471/lizpeers.html.β
βCher: "She could afford to be a little more magnanimous and a little less of a cunt." http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/nov/20/popandrock.madonnaβ
βKylie Minogue: "Madonna's the Queen of Pop, I'm the princess. I'm quite happy with that." http://www.topix.net/forum/who/madonna/T5650KQUJTGES0EI1β
βTimbaland: "Madonna's a funky lady, she's up for everything." http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/tm_method=full%26objectid=18897798%26siteid=89520-name_page.html.β
βChristophe Willem: "In music, the one who has reached the tops, it's Madonna." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17859β
βSusanna Hoffs: "I think she's really great. I respect and admire her and think she's really talented." (From the book "Madonna talking" by Mick St. Michael).β
βMarc Almond: "It was a hell-hole. There were prostitutes upstairs, junkies downstairs and it was a bare room with a bed, nylon sheets, and a kitchenette with dirty plates and a lamp. Iβve always felt ashamed she stayed in such a pit. If Iβd known in 1983 how big sheβd become, I'd have cut up the sheets and sold them on ebay." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18182http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18210β
βTom Meighan: "Ooh, Madonnaβs thighs! She reminds me of my old dance teacher, who I used to have a crush on. Who didnβt have a huge crush on Madonna when they were a kid? "Iβd marry her. If she came for me, I really would." http://www.pr-inside.com/entertainment-blog/2007/07/09/meighan-marry-me-madonna/β
βDon McLean: "Madonna is a colossus in the music industry and she is going to be considered an important historical figure as well. She is a fine singer, a fine songwriter and record producer, and she has the power to guarantee success with any song she chooses to record. It is a gift for her to have recorded 'American Pie.'I have heard her version and I think it is sensual and mystical. I also feel that she's chosen autobiographical verses that reflect her career and personal history. I hope it will cause people to ask what's happening to music in America. I have received many gifts from God but this is the first time I have ever received a gift from a goddess." http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12039019β
βPeter Hook: "Madonna's like a Black Widow spider. She tends to use people, then they shrivel up and disappear. She sat there with her back to us, and Rob went up and said, 'We were wondering if you wanted to appear later at the club', and she just went, 'Fuck off.'" http://earsucker.com/2009/11/09/peter-hook-calls-madonna-a-black-widow-spiderβ
βSteve Bray: "If people feel exploited by Madonna - that's resentment of someone who's got drive. It seems like you're leaving people behind or you're stepping on them, and the fact is you're moving and they're not... Madonna doesn't care if she ruffles someone's feathers." http://www.topix.net/forum/who/madonna/T5650KQUJTGES0EI1β
βPet Shop Boys: "Madonna always looks ahead, both for looks and sounds, just like we do." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18386β
βFran Healy: "I had a massive crush on Madonna when I was a kid, I mean it was huge. It was worrying. I just thought she was amazing." http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/showbiz-news/showbiz-news/2008/10/27/i-used-to-have-crush-on-madonna-admits-travis-star-fran-healy-86908-20844000/β
βDave Grohl: "...It could be Madonna, if she wants to come do a couple of shots of Jagermeister with her friend Dave she's more than welcome to come into the room and I'll pour her some chilli shots of whisky, it'll be great!" http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/grohl%20wants%20to%20party%20with%20madonna_1029232β
βKim Gordon: "She's strong, beautiful and a manipulator. Qualities which makes her to write great songs." http://madonnajam.iespana.es/said.html?0&weborama=-1#sonicβ
βStephen Malkmus: "She doesn't seem to run out of ideas, does she. I used to love her when I was 14 or so. I had a regular crush on her. I couldn't swear if it was her music that fascinated me, or the generous cleavage. But yeah, she was hot." http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/pavement_int.htm.β
βPat Boone: "[Madonna's] a talented tart." http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901029&slug=1101206β
βNatasha Bedingfield: "I have so much respect for Madonna after learning how hard it is to sing ["Ray of Light"]. She has an amazing voice - the range you need to sing the song is incredible." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1193β
βAnnie Lennox: "Lo and behold, Madonna's track came back and she'd sung the second verse, which was a huge bonus. I was really touched - for Madonna is very rigorous in what she gets involved in and for her to do that for me, I was thrilled to bits." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7027966.stm.β
βLudacris: "Madonna was so low key and so incognito that I hardly noticed her, and when I did it kinda caught me by storm. But honestly speaking, she's a really down to earth, really cool individual. I'm glad I got a chance to meet her β rub some of that energy off!" http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20223682,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlinesβ
βFergie: "Oh MADONNA! You know, I saw her after her concert and I wanted to give her some positive words but I didn't want to talk too much to her because I understand what it feels like after a show when there's a lot of people in the room who want to see you. I wanted to give her some kind words but I didn't want to take up her time. I really wanted to ask her some more questions but I doubt it would have been as exciting for her as it was for me! But if I ever got the chance to sit down with her I think I'd want to ask her some advice questions and I would love to collaborate with her. That would be amazing." http://www.ahlanlive.com/7974-fergie-interview?imgN=0β
βMika: "Believe me, if I got asked to work with her, I certainly wouldnβt turn it down. Of all the women Iβm fascinated by, sheβs certainly up there." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19552β
β"You don't produce Madonna, you collaborate with her. She's a really good producer herself and obviously a great writer too. I've never worked with anyone before who is as genuine and as hands on as an artist as Madonna is. She's has her vision and knows how to get it. What's interesting with this one is that she's picked a DJ to make dance tunes for her to make songs, which is exactly what she's been doing since 1983 - hanging out with DJ's and making records." http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188&Itemid=9β
βCiara: "She's a tough lady! She's a megastar, and that [media scrutiny] goes with the territory, But she's definitely put her foot down as a woman over the years and she's proven to be one of the best to me." http://www.okmagazine.com/posts/view/9884/β
βAshanti: "Yeah, Madonna is ill. All the clamps and chains people had on what women can and cannot do β she just broke them. And I really wasnβt up on Madonna until my cousin β whoβs six years older than me and my favorite relative on the planet; weβre more like sisters β when I was eight or nine I said, βWhy you got these posters of that white lady all over your room?β She's like, βThis is Madonna!β" http://popdirt.com/ashanti-gives-props-to-that-white-lady-madonna/8600/β
βPharrell: "She's a little baby tiger cub on the inside but outside she's as tough as anything. Once you are fighting with her you can't let your guard down, she'd beat your ass to a pulp. She could definetely beat me up. But you know, making Madonna cry has just cemented our relationship. We're tight now. Seriously tight. She's probably the best person I've ever collaborated with." (Manchester Free Magazine) http://www.madonnamad.com/blog/?p=31β
βDanja: "She was cool. She had a dark sense of humor that I canβt explain. She might just say something crazy that you might feel is out of line. But itβs not. Itβs just her sense of humor. She was in the studio chilling with us, being open and the whole nine." http://blog.rhapsody.com/2008/02/exclusive-danja.html.β
βEric West: "A lot of people make her out to be arrogant, and not fan friendly, but I can say otherwise, for such a superstar, she makes you feel as if youβre talking to an old friend." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5011β
βTracy Chapman: "I was trying to make a case for Madonna the other day, saying that she's to be admired for her longevity in a genre that has mostly been for younger acts. Men are able to sustain a career into their 50s and 60s and still present themselves as sex symbols. With women on the other hand, people say, 'Why doesn't she retire?' It's just so unfair. So I have to give props to Madonna." http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/31/tracy-chapman-women-pop-usaβ
βRandy Jackson: "Madonna knows the business and her art better than anyone." http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_01-06-2008/In_Step_With...Randy_Jacksonβ
βKim Wilde: "I had the top of the charts two years before Madonna came on the scene and stole my thunder. I remember seeing her and thinking, 'Here's trouble'! I'd be lying if I said it didn't get to me, but I never disliked her. And I look at her now and think she's amazing. When I started doing yoga, I was inspired to look after my body. Now I love going for long walks, eating healthily and working out with a trainer." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/wilde%20madonna%20stole%20my%20crown_1067173β
βRandy Newman: "I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear." http://www.romanization.com/personal/randy/LCRNinterview.html.β
βCraig David: "Madonna is still sexy and cool. Sheβs had such an amazing career and has always been able to re-invent herself time and time again, and itβd be fascinating to chat to her about that over a couple of drinks." http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/celebs-on-sunday/2010/02/14/who-are-the-sexiest-women-on-the-planet-115875-22033195β
βBette Midler: "She has pulled herself up by her own bra-straps... and has been known to let them down occasionally". http://skin.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=8456631253β
βCarole King: "I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity." http://www.quotesstar.com/quotes/i/i-like-her-boss-and-155186.html.β
βMatthew Bellamy: "Ambition - whenever I hear the word, in my head, all I can think of is Madonna, for some reason. Very ambitious person and a great artist, certainly explores many avenues to get her name out there. I think sheβs a very special lady." http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/09/matthew-bellamy-muse-talks-about-madonna.phpβ
βJessica Simpson: "I think people are ready to hear something that Madonna used to do. We all need to hear that every now and again. It wasn't a sample or something I meant to do, but she did influence me and still does today. I hope to have the longevity of her career."http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537645/20060801/simpson_jessica.jhtml.β
βChristian Thielemann: "I find this woman fascinating. Not just musically... Iβd like to get to know Madonna a whole lot better." https://archive.is/20130628111312/www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2011/01/heres_the_date_from_hell.html.β
βJohn Benitez: "My first impression on meeting Madonna? I thought she had a lot of style. And she crossed over a lot of boundaries 'cos everyone in the rock clubs played her, the black clubs, the gay, the straight... and very few records have that appeal." http://books.google.co.il/books?id=Cjea8TsM0hkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.β
βKurt Cobain: "In a way I respect Madonna for the things she introduced because she introduced some subversive things and it has nothing to do with sex as far as I'm concern, I'm talking about the introduction to the vogue dance which originated in the gay clubs in 80', and she was always supportive of stuff like that which I think is really cool." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDXp8KiAeDkβ
βShirley Manson: "I turned round and it's Madonna, and I'm thinking, 'Fucking hell, it's Madonna!' But I say 'hi' and she grabs my hand and she gives me the famous blink and says, 'I think you're amazing' in that tiny voice she has. And I'm thinking, 'OK, try and be cool, this is possibly the biggest pop icon of our life, be cool'. I tried to say something even remotely understandable and instead just garbled my words. I had high heels on and I hardly ever wear high heels, and I lurched towards her, and I could see the alarm on her face, thinking 'who the hell is this?' And I lurched off flustered without even saying goodbye. I always blow my big moments" http://www.garbage2.com/shirl_madonna.htm.β
βKelly Osbourne: "I've always been a huge, huge, huge fan of Madonna, but it completely changed my whole opinion of her -- made me like her even more once I met Lola because she's done a fantastic job with her. Madonna is one of my idols and my first single I ever released was a cover of 'Papa Don't Preach.' To have it come full circle -- now I'm actually doing something with her and her daughter -- it's just kind of like... ahhh!"" http://omg.yahoo.com/news/kelly-osbourne-sings-madonnas-praises-shes-done-a-fantastic-job-raising-lourdes/57083β
βPaul Oakenfold: "Madonna was without doubt one of the best artists I have ever worked with. She had so many fantastic ideas and really took her music seriously. You can tell that with Madonna, everything is about the music. She's a global name but still works tirelessly in the studio, puts on her best possible live gigs and puts 100 per cent into everything she does. "She's really grounded too and easy to work with." http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/266265-madonna-works-tirelessly-in-the-studio/β
βBrooke Candy: "She's so smart, I want to follow in her footsteps." http://www.mtv.co.uk/brooke-candy/news/brooke-candy-interviewβ
βMarlene Dietrich: "I played vulgar, she is vulgar." (Marlene refused to meet Madonna, who wanted to remake The Blue Angel in the 80s.) Steven Bach, Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legendβ
βAshton Kutcher: "Madonna has a project in Malawi where she has genuinely affected the lives of about 250,000 children who are orphaned. I think that's a pretty generous person, not someone who should be criticized. That sort of generosity is pretty admirable." https://archive.is/20130629220955/www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1401452.php/Ashton_Kutchers_generous_Madonnaβ
βJames Franco: "After our kiss, Sean texted Madonna and said, 'I just popped my cherry kissing a guy. I thought of you. I don't know why.' " Out magazine.β
βSusan Sarandon: "The history of women in popular music can, pretty much, be divided into before and after Madonna." http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/madonna_5.htm.β
βGeorge Clooney: "She's probably everybody's high watermark about learning how to reinvent yourself every few years and continue to stay alive. She without a question the absolute best at that. And she's nice, I like her; she's a friend. She's seems to handle things really well; people can be really tough on you on & off at times and she seems very good at handling it." http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6gk0r_gwyneth-paltrow-and-george-clooney_newsβ
βWarren Baetty: "Madonna is simultaneously touching and more fun than a barrel of monkeys. She's funny and she's gifted in so many areas and has the kind of energy as a performer that can't help but make you engaged." http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_38T64sfKt3Y/Smo6ku3b8iI/AAAAAAAAGI4/vBPrisYisSY/s1600-h/us_loose_talk_Scan10102.jpgβ
βEthan Hawke: "She transcended being a pop star. She drew international attention and shone the spotlight on a level of racism and the need for greater education." http://web.archive.org/web/20091113172149/news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091031/ap_on_en_ot/eu_romania_ethan_hawke_2β
βDita Von Teese: "Madonna is the only modern celebrity who is truly a style icon. Who else has the audacity to dress like her these days? She really influenced how I wanted to look when I was growing up, and made me realize that I didnβt have to look like a blond beach bunny or a Playboy model." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/von%20teese%20madonna%20inspired%20me%20to%20be%20individual_1037902β
βTom Hardy: "When we had a break Guy asked if I'd like to meet the wife as she was in the car park and he knew I was a fan. So off we trotted. To be honest, I had the shock of my life. There she was in the back of her Range Rover administering a shot of B12 into the arse of Gerald Butler. Believe me. I was completely stunned to be quite honest, stunned - I mean to throw open the door and see that... I knew it would be magnificent to meet her because she's cult - I mean like Elvis - but the last thing I expected to see was her giving Gerard a shot in his bare arse because he wasn't very well. She does it for her dancers, she's trained doing it, so she decided to do it for the actors as well. She was so cool. She just said to Gerard, 'There you go - bosh! That does it.' And while she was doing that she was talking to me about a load of books I should be reading. I was really thrown." http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/2007/0...89520-19706938/ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=19888β
βGerard Butler: "She was awesome. She was very, very cool. She played a bit of nurse to me, because I got sick in the middle of the film. She turned up with all these medications. In fact, the first day I met her, she was like, 'So you're the sick one. Take this, take this, take this.' The infection was in my throat and chest and I was really run down. Madonna thought the whole thing out and helped me get better." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a97990/madonna-nursed-gerard-butler-on-film-set.html.β
βBenjamin Bratt: "Madonna is one of the only people in the world that can make a straight woman become gay, or a gay man become straight." http://www.askmen.com/women/singer/5_madonna.html.β
βDavid Tennant: "She's quite extraordinary. When I was 14, the first single I ever bought was "Like a Virgin". She was kind of my sexual awakening. I had some full-on posters of her on my wall. I don't know what my parents thought. She still looks damn fit." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/tennant%20madonna%20responsible%20for%20my%20sexual%20awakening_1010988β
βMiley Cyrus: "Madonna always reinvents herself, and that's what I want to do. Whatever comes my way that sounds good, that's what I want to do. Whether it's designing clothes or photography or whatever." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/cyrus%20i%20want%20to%20be%20the%20next%20madonna_1073345β
βDakota Fanning: "I got to meet her one time and sheβs so beautiful in person. Iβve never seen her in concert but I would love to, on her tour. But sheβs amazing and I hope that she goes for many, many more years." http://itn.co.uk/news/b8851c0f0e02b4adc6f0321ff907fa30.html.β
βHilary Duff: "Oh, [I'm] definitely [a fan]. I grew up listening to Madonna. It feels surreal getting to do a cover of "Material Girl". It's such a great dance song." http://popdirt.com/hilary-duff-on-madonna/40115/β
βSusan Seidelman: "She is an incredibly disciplined person. During the shoot [of Desperately Seeking Susan] we'd often get home at 11 or 12 at night and have to be back on the set by 6 or 7 the next morning. Half the time the driver would pick Madonna up at her health club. She'd get up at 4:30 in the morning to work out first." http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20090144,00.html.β
βTrudie Styler: "Oh, God! Yes, I had a sense that they'd really like each other and really complement each other and I think they do - they're fantastic parents, and they sparkle when they're together. But I'm not a kiss and tell!" http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1535β
βRicki Lake: "I love that Madonna adopted this baby and has brought so much attention to Malawi. She's my hero." http://www.pr-inside.com/lake-builds-malawian-school-r448362.html.β
βEmanuela Rossi: "I'm a big fan of Madonna, I love her music a lot. I like her persona, her ways to reinvent herself, not being the same all the time. I think it's vital and creative for an artist to look for new ways, new looks, different ways to sing but at the same time keeping those qualities that make you unique. Madonna is also a controversial artist that tends to amaze people in every possible way and the same time I think she's a very authentic person. She looks very visceral to me, also in her quests. She has become quite sophisticated over the years but she stays true to herself and still capable to push people's buttons. I think that's the key of her success." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3482β
βWill Smith: "Madonna is in really good shape. I actually get a sexy chill every time I think about Madonna." http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011503569β
βAl Pacino: "She was doing a dance and she was naked under her coat. Over the course of the dance, she became inspired and opened her coat, and there she was. She has an extraordinarily beautiful body, like cut out of ivory. One day, when I'm old and I'm wheeled out on my porch wrapped in a blanket, if I have a beatific smile on my face, I'll probably be thinking of that." http://www.celebritymound.com/?p=1250 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=8532β
βHelen Mirren: "The thing that was imposed on me from the outside was crude and vulgar and distressful to me, and disturbing - that big tits, blonde hair, Diana Dors, blowsy kind of thing. (But) I think Madonna got it right. Madonna claimed it for herself, and I've always admired her for that. I loved that 'Sex' book she did. I thought it was fantastic, because it was a big two fingers up, 'This is my sexuality, it's not what you put on me, it's mine'." http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20070124/4306/helen-mirren-i-love-madonnas-brand-of-sexuality/β
βRicky Gervais: "The Mercer. It's just nice. Really cool. I turned up there last time, and there were about 20 paparazzi going, 'Ricky,' 'Ricky,' 'Ricky.' And I said, 'What are you doin' here?' 'We're here to see you.' I said, 'What [are] you really here for?' And they went, 'Madonna.' They were nice, but I knew the truth. Why would they be there for me?" https://archive.is/20130630013515/www.nypost.com/seven/01302007/entertainment/travel/celebs_and_the_city_travel_.htm.β
βAnthony LaPaglia: "I jokingly refer to Madonna being my template in making my decisions, because sheβs the best at reinventing herself. Every two years she reinvents herself. [That's why] she still is where she is after 20 years. I think that thatβs a smart thing." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17566β
βCharlotte Gainsbourg: "Madonna was incredibly quick and professional. I was unable to say anything else than 'Hello','Iβll listen to it' and 'Good-bye' [when she asked to use a few lines from "The Cement Garden" for her song, "What it Feels Like for a Girl"]. That was incredibly stupid of me. Madonna was the idol of my youth and I grew up listening to her music." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18126β
βAlan Parker: "She worked out her moves in the mirror the night before weβd shoot. She would work so hard. She was not someone who went out clubbing every night. She was the one who said, βI want to be there at 5.30 in the morning so I have enough time to get the hair and make-up right.β So before the crew had even arrived, she would be there. By the time she arrived at the set she was smiling and she did her job. And she did her job brilliantly." http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article1671737.ece.β
βSusan seidelman: "She's the kind of person that really does get up at five in the morning to go swimming. She wasn't at all prima donna-ish. She wasn't one of those people that want to be alone and sit in their trailer the whole time. I think she has much more of a sense of humor that people give her credit for. Too many people take that femme fetale stuff at face value." http://books.google.co.il/books?id=Cjea8TsM0hkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.β
βKelly Ripa: "I think she's used to people gushing over her and all of that, but I think she quickly sort of came to realize that yes, in fact I do go to every concert. The last concert she did, we made eye contact. Okay, in my mind it was eye contact. Madonna has no recollection, but I know she stared at me. There's something about her. I think she's very clever and witty. She's really funny. She's really down to earth when she's here. And I just love that about her. And I love looking at her because she's a physical specimen. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20055234,00.html.β
βAlicia Silverstone: "I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don't know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me." http://www.celebrities-photo.com/alicia-silverstone.html.β
βMike Myers: "It was terrifying, It was like kissing the Eiffel Tower in terms of how famous she is." [about making out with Madonna for tv skit] http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=171680&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=β
βPedro AlmodΓ³var: "When she came with her Blond Ambition tour I prepared a dinner for her, and that little thief didnβt tell us that everything she was recording was going to be part of her film. Madonna was asking for Antonio Banderasβ phone number all the time, because she wanted to screw him and I never gave it to her. When she went out jogging she always had her six bodyguards and I told her: 'Madonna, babe, this kind of things are not very attractive here in Spain.' In this country, that thing about bodyguards is like an offense, nobody is going to shoot Madonna or whoever in Spain. But in United States bodyguards seem to be, like a part of the body of the star. She asked me if I didn't have bodyguards and I said 'I would only have them to fuck them'." http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/03/pedro-almodovar-on-madonna.phpβ
βRachel Weisz: "I think Madonnaβs amazing. She constantly reinvents herself and I just went to see her art show in New York the other day and that was great." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/International_Buzz/Im_incredibly_messyRachel_Weisz_/articleshow/2645117.cmsβ
βRex Lee: "Remember when Madonna was first on American Bandstand and she told Dick Clark she wanted to rule the world? Well I don't want to rule the world, but I want to make my mark on the world... You know what? I'm lying. I do want to rule the world." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1447β
βTom Cruise: "I've known Madonna for years. I really admire her." http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-02-07-madonna_malawi_N.htm.β
βMichael C. Hall: "I caught Madonna live in Miami last year. It was a kick ass show; truly amazing. Her stage presence left me speechless, I just loved it." http://madge-tribe.blogspot.com/2009/02/michael-c-hall-on-madonna.html.β
βTim Vincent: "I get to meet some very, very beautiful ladies through my job. Madonna is very sexy and she really flirted with me, which was amazing." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19538β
βRosanna Arquette: "It suddenly just exploded overnight; you know, she was everywhere. And they started kind of rewriting the script for that, to tailor-make it for her in those moments. And here she is, still at it. She's 50 years old β almost 50 and rocking on. I think that's great." http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Television/article/409956β
βDenise Richards: "You feel lazy watching her because you gotta get off your butt and just work, [She] is really an inspiration for everyone." http://www.usmagazine.com/news/denise-richards-madonna-makes-me-feel-lazyβ
βAnthea Turner: "I've got a huge amount of respect for Madonna - she's often labeled a control freak but she's just a perfectionist. There's a difference between looking tacky and artistic, and I think Madonna looks incredible. You can celebrate your body whatever age you are - there's no limit." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4348665/Anthea-Turner-does-a-Madonna-in-revealing-photo-shoot.html.β
βNathan Rissman: It was amazing working with Madonna. She does everything 100 per cent, and so to be involved in what she was doing, for her to let me go forward and make this project was amazing. She's been involved creatively on every aspect. She knows pictures, she knows sound, she's really, really good. The most memorable thing about working with Madonna is seeing her in the village - seeing her really letting go of that celebrity status, really spending time with people, getting her feet dirty, and dancing, singing and crying with people. It was amazing to see her take on that new character. Madonna really wanted to bring some awareness to Malawi, and she really believed in me. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=144651&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=β
βMalin Akerman: "I got ice cream cones and put them on my boobs. I wanted to be just like her." http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/scoop/newyork-101408FILT/β
βEmmanuelle Seigner: "I like her boss and ultra-feminist side. I hate the concept of "femme-objet", and the idea that women are still maltreated in certain parts of the world irritates me." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17760β
βToby Kebbell: "She's gorgeous. A lovely, stunning woman." http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20223682,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlinesβ
βMichael Parkinson: "She turned out to be so bright, frank and funny it made you wonder what the previous debate had been about. Hers is an extraordinary story of determination and hard work and the perfect antidote to the celebrity pap fed to today's wannabes. Anyone wanting to succeed in the music business, or indeed any other business, should watch the interview and learn what it really takes to get to the top." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1065418/Parkinson-Madonna-Robert-Mitchum-drug-offer-I-refuse.html.β
βStephen Jon Lewicki: "That woman has more sensuality in her ear than most women have anywhere on their bodies." http://www.fast-rewind.com/making_certainsacrifice.htm.β
βNatalie Dormer: "Madonna is a woman of great vision and passion and focus - she is a force to be reckoned with, as you would imagine and she has a brilliant eye." http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/dormer-on-madonnas-directing-style-15096546.html#ixzz1F0I2MDOXβ
βChristoph Waltz: "It was fantastic (partying with Madonna). Everyone was there. I fought my way through because I mean, this is the hostess, the least I can do is thank her for the invitation. It was difficult, it took me about an hour and a half... In the end, I got there, and apparently I was standing right in front of her. You know, I looked for Madonna and there was this chick dancing, 'Where's Madonna?' (pointing at the girl). That was her, she was dancing like... I thought she was, you know, 23-24." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WP1WWK70fwβ
βDavid Fincher: "Madonna is my Vatican. Sheβs my Sistine Chapel." http://www.madonnarama.com/posts-en/2010/10/12/david-fincher-on-madonna-shes-my-vaticanβ
βMarcia Cross: "We used to swim at the same pool. Sheβd get out and put all this jewelry on - and Iβd go home with my wet hair."β
βJulia Roberts: βI got her new album β it`s amazing,β she says. βI really respect and admire her.β http://aboutjulia.com/site/2005/11/julia-roberts-would-love-to-work-with-madonna/β
βBert Stern: "Madonna is gorgeous, the most beautiful eyes you ever saw. A little rough around the edges. She's a tough chick. She spits it out. She has her own agenda. It manifests in the pictures." http://dir.salon.com/story/sex/feature/2001/08/14/marilyn/index2.html.β
βChristian Audigier: "She is really all about the detail. She knows exactly what she likes and is always proposing ideas to us. After that she decides whether she wants to add shoes or other things. She's like me, when it's a, 'Yes,' it's a big, 'Yes.' When it's a, 'No,' it's a definite, 'No!' I like people like that, a lot of people are really critical but never give a solution. She is not like that." https://archive.is/20130629215144/www.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/fashion/news/article_1487263.php/Madonnas_ageless_clothes%23ixzz0KU9scxSQ&Dβ
βJean-Baptiste Mondino: "She's John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the same time". http://www.buy-web-traffic.net.β
βAmy Arbus: "Madonna just wandered along like everyone else. I recognized her as the girl who went to my gym β as the girl who would sit around naked longest in the locker room. Now that I think back on it, how could either of us have afforded a gym membership? She still had a last name at that point, and when I told her I worked for the Voice, she said, 'Oh, thatβs so funny. Theyβre reviewing my first single this week.' I recently looked backβit only took six frames to get that picture. I just think the look on her face is so prescientβit really has a sense of knowing whatβs in store for her." http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/on_the_street/β
βFrida Giannini: "Meeting Madonna for the very first time was a shock. She was a myth to me. She was the first poster I hung on my room's wall when I was 14. And then I found herself in front of me, shook her hand. Her immense mediatic power still impresses me. Only to mention that the laminated jacket we made in twelve different versions for her last tour ended up being one of the season's best-sellers would be enough." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1683β
βLee Friedlander: "[She] seemed very confident, a street-wise girl. She told me she was putting a band together but half the kids that age are doing that. She was a good professional model." http://web.archive.org/web/20090119070252/news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_en_ot/madonna_auctionβ
βNatassia Malthe: "I'm a fan of Madonna's. I've followed her since I was 10. I'm a huge fan of hers - which woman isn't? She's such a strong person, she's just so different from anybody else. She's sustained herself in this business. I go to everything that is Madonna, she is just an amazing human being." http://www.dailystar.co.uk/gossip/view/35994/Madonna-documentary-premieres-in-NY/β
βSteven Klein: "[Madonna] is very clear, surprisingly focused in conceiving innovative pictures. When you think about it you never see her back, you rarely see anyone's back in a photograph and it's fascinating to show its muscular structure". http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article1310737.ece.β
βFabian Baron: "She's very imposing and knows what she wants. She's very informed and opinionated, which makes her genius. She takes you in and swallows you upβand you don't mind it, you actually enjoy it. There's an unspoken seduction that goes on. I was young, She was young, too, and beautiful. She knows what she's doing. And such drive. Some people want to lift stones and see what's under it. She'll be on a beach with millions of stones and want to lift every one of them." http://www.hintmag.com/hinterview/fabienbaron/fabienbaron2.phpβ
βHerb Ritts: "I've always said that if you didn't know Madonna necessarily, you'd still be curious about the woman in the photograph." http://www.herbritts.com/about/interview/?page=04β
βGregory David Roberts: "She was so unfussy. I think the thing about Madonna is that she's tremendously intelligent. She's fiercely intelligent; she's very sharp, very funny, very witty, very quick and will not accept second best. She will pick you up immediately in a conversation and defend her position and will put it forward with a rigorous intelligence. I think it's intimidating to a lot of people - I love it! For me it can't get any better than that, so I loved that about her, but I do think a lot of people are intimidated by her and reading it as something that it's not. It's simply a fierce intelligence. She's one of the smartest people you could ever meet." http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2009/06/18/rao.ta.shantaram.cnn?iref=videosearchβ
βJeffrey Fulvimari: "There is only one thing to do with someone as special as Madonna....celebrate her. She told us so in one of her very first songs! But, mostly, she gives us something more to adore every year, and aside from making huge hits, her work in Malawi is something for everyone to emulate. Working with her is a dream come true!!! She has Never ever treated me in any other way but professionally, and with respect. I mean, gosh when the Queen of Pop loves what you do, there's no better feeling!! I really concentrate on the fact that these books are bringing a better life to those most in need in the world, and until more celebrities (and celebrity photographers) step up and do the charitable works she is doing, they cannot speak an ill word about her. People need to stop copying her videos and performances, and copy what really means the most to her...'Raising Malawi'! That's what it's all about!" http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=jeffrey_fulvimariβ
βPaulo Coelho: "Today is late Sunday and I just returned from the show of Madonna. And what did I see? A young 50 year-old dancing like a child, a queen, a teenager. It got me thinking about the fact that I believe we are aging differently from the previous generations. I remember for instance my parents at the age of 50 and they were already old, and more importantly they considered themselves as already old." http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/09/22/madonna-and-us/β
βChristopher Flynn: "She was kind of far-out. One of the best students I've ever had, a very worldly sort of woman even as a child. We would go to gay bars, and she and I would go out and dance our asses off. People would clear away and let her go." http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20090144,00.html.β
βBernard Manning: "Madonna? Lovely. Oh yes. Nice skin. You could tell she wasn't a scrubber." http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-82635173.html.β
βSandra Bernhard: "...I run into [Madonna] all the time, so it's not like there's any irresolvable strangeness. I like to think of the time when we were hanging out as the end of an era. We played out our friendship in the public forum, but it wasn't drunken or irresponsible airheads hanging out - she's a smart lady and I'm obviously my own brand of intellectual." http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,2153856,00.html.β
βJonathan Ross: "Madonna, the original MILF." http://mario.jaiku.com/presence/6234543β
βSofia Boutella: "Amazing. It was really hard work, but it has helped me to know myself a little bit more, I really like Madonna because she is a tireless worker." http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1214β
βCriss Angel: "Madonna is a tremendous example of someone who went to NY with couple of dollars in her pocket and an enormous dream to conquer the world. She did whatever she had to do until she hit the big time. I admired her commitment and determination. She clearly understood what her market wanted in a performer. She's a great example of someone who developed a unique style, look, and brand and then marketed herself as a total package, filling a void that everyone else bought in to and tried to copy. She's an innovative genius." http://i37.tinypic.com/j9lyiq.jpgβ
βJamie King: "She's confident, sensual and strong, but I like to bring out her vulnerability as well." http://www.madonnalicious.com/images/extra/2007/thedailynews_020407.jpgβ
βYuki Matsumoto: "Madonna inspires creativity and expressions beyond gender, religion, race, nationality, culture and all borders. "Madonnaβs philosophy and originality always invigorates the world audience every time she produces a new album. Conventions and trends are challenged and redefined for the new values. "Madonna is in sync with nature and balances her lifestyle to achieve her best physical and mental conditions. Her ever innovative spirits are in tune with her respect of nature. Despite her celebrity and never ending professional activities, Madonna always says FAMILY FIRST. Love and respect for all those who are dear to her are the most important values in life." http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17360β
βNicolas Sarkozy: "The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050600644.html.β
βAl Gore: "I appreciate and respect her as an artist and as a person." http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007280084,00.html.β
βDr. Peter van Ham: "NATO should follow the Madonna-curve, and not wait till its controversies escalate into public wrangles. The argument that tinkering on the edges will do since all challenges can be dealt with one at a time simply does not hold. To be successful, NATO needs a package-deal of painful compromises, where each member state has to give and take. This requires a comprehensive reform effort which only a new strategic concept offers. The quality of adapting to new tasks whilst staying true to oneβs own principles is something which business analysts qualify as the Madonna-curve. This curve is named after the legendary pop-diva who reinvented herself each time her style and stardom went into inevitable decline, but whose audacity has lifted her up to ever higher levels of relevance and fame." http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2008/03/ART5/EN/index.htm.β