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“It’s 10am in the morning and Beyoncé schleps it all the way down to the Staples Center to watch. I mean, She’s Beyoncé !” on her rehearsal for singing at the Grammys.

“She’s like, ‘The singing is great. But you’re not having any fun. Remember when we’re at Jay’s concert and Panjabi MC comes on and you do your crazy Indian dance? Do that.’” On Beyoncé giving her advice to improve her stage presence

“[He's] a musical genius. It’s like living with Picasso, and being like, ‘Should I make a little something-something?’” On choosing not to ask Chris Martin for advice on music.

“Beyoncé and Jay-they think that I should just go do it my myself. That I should go fuck around in a studio and see what happens.” On making an Album

“Doing Chelsea Handler is like doing Howard Stern: You’ve gotta rise to the occasion. It’s good to shock people who think of me as the prim Gwyneth Paltrow.”

“I’m sick of doing the crying-in-my-soup part. I want to laugh. I want to sing. The main thing is, I want to have fun.”

“When you go to Paris and your concierge sends you to some… restaurant because they get a kickback, it’s like, No. Where should I really be? Where is the great bar with organic wine? Where do I get a bikini wax in Paris? People know that I know that…” On deciding to launch GOOP.

“Unsubscribe!” On people who criticize GOOP

Read more of the interview in Elle !