The week in quotes from Hollywood in the Hub

"From the moment we had any influence in this town, we've been trying to get this project off the ground. It demonstrates how everyday citizens have changed the course of history."

--Cambridge homeboy Matt Damon drums up support for "The People Speak," a historical documentary weaving together selections from diaries, speeches and other primary sources adapted from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

“I’m having so much fun. . . . I didn’t expect [the area] to be so beautiful. I don’t know why I didn’t, but it’s gorgeous.’’

--Amy Adams says she's enjoying the scenery while filming the "Irish" Micky Ward biopic, "The Fighter," with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in Lowell.

“I’m a storyteller. It’s what I do. And after hearing all the stories from people I talked to about the film, I had to tell their stories and show that there is hope.”

--Joe Pantoliano, known for his work on "The Sopranos," unveils his indie flick geared at de-stigmatizing mental illness called "No Kidding, Me Too" at the Woods Hole Film Festival.

“I was game to try the Boston accent, but Ben cleverly put in that my character had moved from New Hampshire. He knew the danger to the film if the accent wasn’t done well.’’

--Michelle Monaghan, in town promoting the flick "Trucker," chats about how she avoided doing a fake Boston accent in the made-in-Boston film "Gone Baby Gone."

"There is so much about humanity in this script and so much we are trying to understand about ourselves. Who are we as a [people]."

--Cameron Diaz, star of the made-in-Massachusetts film "The Box," spills to the press at Comic-Con about the existential dilemmas explored in director Richard Kelly's movie.