Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Azealia Banks Wants to Leave America

Plus, words from Raven-Symoné and Rihanna.

Azealia Banks on wanting to leave the United States because of the racism: - "I hate everything about this country. Like, I hate fat white Americans. All the people who are crunched into the middle of America, the real fat and meat of America, are these racist conservative white people who live on their farms. Those little teenage girls who work at Kmart and have a racist grandma — that’s really America.”(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nasty Gal)

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Azealia Banks on wanting to leave the United States because of the racism: - "I hate everything about this country. Like, I hate fat white Americans. All the people who are crunched into the middle of America, the real fat and meat of America, are these racist conservative white people who live on their farms. Those little teenage girls who work at Kmart and have a racist grandma — that’s really America.”(Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nasty Gal)

The-Dream on Beyoncé recording an entire Fela-inspired album before 4: - “We did a whole Fela album that didn’t go up. It was right before we did 4. We did a whole different sounding thing, about 20 songs. She said she wanted to do something that sounds like Fela. That’s why there’s so much of that sound in the 'End of Time.'”(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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The-Dream on Beyoncé recording an entire Fela-inspired album before 4: - “We did a whole Fela album that didn’t go up. It was right before we did 4. We did a whole different sounding thing, about 20 songs. She said she wanted to do something that sounds like Fela. That’s why there’s so much of that sound in the 'End of Time.'”(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

Raven-Symoné on Univision host's offensive comments about first lady Michelle Obama: - “Michelle, don’t fire me for this, but some people look like animals. Is that rude? I look like a bird, so can I be mad at somebody that calls me Toucan Sam?”(Photo: Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images)

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Raven-Symoné on Univision host's offensive comments about first lady Michelle Obama: - “Michelle, don’t fire me for this, but some people look like animals. Is that rude? I look like a bird, so can I be mad at somebody that calls me Toucan Sam?”(Photo: Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images)

Madonna on why she hasn't been invited to the White House by President Obama: - "He probably thinks I'm too shocking to be invited to the White House. If I was a little bit more demure. If I were just married to Jay Z… He could take me for a second wife.”(Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

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Madonna on why she hasn't been invited to the White House by President Obama: - "He probably thinks I'm too shocking to be invited to the White House. If I was a little bit more demure. If I were just married to Jay Z… He could take me for a second wife.”(Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Amber Rose on her feud with Khloé Kardashian: - "I don't hate Khloé... Yes, I could have totally minded my business when it came to her younger sister and her relationship. But me being a dancer at such a young age dealing with older men, [it] gave me the humility and knowledge to speak on such a subject.”(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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Amber Rose on her feud with Khloé Kardashian: - "I don't hate Khloé... Yes, I could have totally minded my business when it came to her younger sister and her relationship. But me being a dancer at such a young age dealing with older men, [it] gave me the humility and knowledge to speak on such a subject.”(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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Rihanna on wanting to make "timeless" music: - "I just wanted to focus on things that felt real, things that felt soulful, that felt forever... I want an album that I can perform in 15 years, not any songs that will burn out."(Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Rihanna on wanting to make "timeless" music: - "I just wanted to focus on things that felt real, things that felt soulful, that felt forever... I want an album that I can perform in 15 years, not any songs that will burn out."(Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar on his spiritual calling: - “I’m the closest thing to a preacher that they have… I know that from being on tour — kids are living by my music. My word will never be as strong as God’s word. All I am is just a vessel, doing his work.”(Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Kendrick Lamar on his spiritual calling: - “I’m the closest thing to a preacher that they have… I know that from being on tour — kids are living by my music. My word will never be as strong as God’s word. All I am is just a vessel, doing his work.”(Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Mya on her highly publicized strip club performance: - ”The way the story was projected on the blogs, as we know, it gets crazy these days… It’s just off the chain, and it’s hilarious to me, but the way they are going to project their headlines to drive traffic to their sites is, ‘Mya’s Broke,' or ‘Mya’s on Drugs,' or ‘Mya’s a Stripper Now.' You didn’t see me touch one pole, you didn’t see me take any clothes off... I’ve performed at strip clubs since I was 18 years old.”(Photo: Johnny Louis/FilmMagic)

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Mya on her highly publicized strip club performance: - ”The way the story was projected on the blogs, as we know, it gets crazy these days… It’s just off the chain, and it’s hilarious to me, but the way they are going to project their headlines to drive traffic to their sites is, ‘Mya’s Broke,' or ‘Mya’s on Drugs,' or ‘Mya’s a Stripper Now.' You didn’t see me touch one pole, you didn’t see me take any clothes off... I’ve performed at strip clubs since I was 18 years old.”(Photo: Johnny Louis/FilmMagic)

Mekhi Phifer on kissing Beyoncé and Brandy on camera: - "Both were great, both had incredible sex appeal and know how to work their mouth.”(Photo: George Pimentel/Getty Images)

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Mekhi Phifer on kissing Beyoncé and Brandy on camera: - "Both were great, both had incredible sex appeal and know how to work their mouth.”(Photo: George Pimentel/Getty Images)

Kerry Washington on focusing on her smarts instead of her looks while growing up: - "I didn't grow up thinking I was pretty; there was always a prettier girl than me. So I learned to be smart and tried to be funny and develop the inside of me, because I felt like that's what I had.”(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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Kerry Washington on focusing on her smarts instead of her looks while growing up: - "I didn't grow up thinking I was pretty; there was always a prettier girl than me. So I learned to be smart and tried to be funny and develop the inside of me, because I felt like that's what I had.”(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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Shonda Rhimes on "normalizing" TV: - “I really hate the word 'diversity'… It is just something other. Something special, like it’s rare. ‘It’s diversity!’ As if there is something unusual about telling stories about women or people of color or LGBT characters on TV. I have a different word. I call it ‘normalizing.’ I make TV look like the world looks.”(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

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Shonda Rhimes on "normalizing" TV: - “I really hate the word 'diversity'… It is just something other. Something special, like it’s rare. ‘It’s diversity!’ As if there is something unusual about telling stories about women or people of color or LGBT characters on TV. I have a different word. I call it ‘normalizing.’ I make TV look like the world looks.”(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

Ava DuVernay on Hollywood not lining up for Black protagonists: - “The studios aren’t lining up to make films about Black protagonists. Black people being autonomous and independent.”(Photo: Heather Kennedy/Getty Images for SXSW)

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Ava DuVernay on Hollywood not lining up for Black protagonists: - “The studios aren’t lining up to make films about Black protagonists. Black people being autonomous and independent.”(Photo: Heather Kennedy/Getty Images for SXSW)