One on One
Filed under: Madonna
Her Madgesty did a very revealing and in-depth interview from Cannes with ABC News's Cynthia McFadden, airing tonight on Nightline, and PerezHilon.com is pleased to present you an exclusive preview of that chat.
Here's what M. has to say….
On Turning 50:
McFadden: Is it just a number? Most women will not say how much they weigh. My age doesn’t bother me. My weight I would never tell. Do you care about it as a number?
Madonna: If I didn’t feel good and wasn’t doing what I wanted to do with my life maybe that would bother me. But I feel good about what I’m doing. I feel like in a way it’s given me a feeling of accomplishment for living this long and to still be able to do what I want to do and feel as good as I do. It’s a blessing.
McFadden: Do you have a birthday wish?
Madonna: No. I don’t. I’m not thinking about my birthday? Why’s everyone rushing me over the finish line?
McFadden: Oh, because we have you here to torture.
Madonna: No, I’m not thinking about my birthday. I’m thinking about what I’m going to eat for dinner tonight. That’s my future plan.
On her looks:
Madonna: I don’t look at old pictures of myself.
McFadden: You don’t? From the old days?
Madonna: I don’t look at pictures of myself from last week. Once I’ve approved of them, they’re gone.
McFadden: So you don’t feel any competition with the Madonna of old?
Madonna: I like the way I look better now.
McFadden: What do you like better?
Madonna: My thighs aren’t as chubby. I’m not kidding. I’m being perfectly honest with you.
McFadden: You say in one of the lyrics on your new album, “I feel beautiful when I’m dancing.”
Madonna: Yeah, I have been dancing a lot lately. That’s probably why I like my thighs better.
McFadden: But do you feel beautiful the rest of the time too or not? How do you see yourself?
Madonna: I see myself as practical and handsome and useful. I don’t think of myself as a great beauty. But I think of myself as stylish.
On Working with Justin Timberlake and Pharell on her new album:
McFadden: You beat Elvis’ record. More songs in the top ten than any other…
Madonna: Yeah! That’s the record to beat.
McFadden: You hear something like that, and what do you think?
Madonna: Then I go back to work.
That’s my reaction. Not that I am going to rest on my laurels, but now I really have to do even better. I think that’s why I decided to do this record with Justin Timberlake, and Pharell. Because they have strong personalities. You could say they’re divas in their own right.
McFadden: You’re used to being the only diva on the premises.
Madonna: Well, like in the square footage.
McFadden: Well, in the recording studio?
Madonna: Yeah.
McFadden: Well what was it like to sit down and write with these guys who are divas of their own?
Madonna: Well, we all had our hiccups where we jockeyed for positions and we tried to get to know each other because song writing is a very intimate experience. I would say there were a few uncomfortable moments.
Madonna: But with Pharell, he actually made me cry. I’ve never told anyone that before. There. Out with it. Headlines [gesturing].
McFadden: Why did he make you cry?
Madonna: I don’t know. I think I was just having a bad day. You know when you’re not fine. You know sometimes when you just burst into tears for no reason?
McFadden: In front of him?
Madonna: I did right there in front of him.
On Adoption and her son David, whom she spotted in the arms of a young girl at an orphanage:
McFadden: Is that when you fell in love?
Madonna: The first time that I saw him [David], she was carrying him. And that was the moment when it all rack focused for me. ‘Oh my God, she’s 8 and she’s taking care of a six month old child and so first I was drawn to her. Where does she get her strength from? And then I was drawn to him and I started carrying him around for her. When I came back the next time, that’s when he was ill and that’s when I really knew that I had a connection to him.
On discovering Malawi:
Madonna: Well, I went to Malawi thinking I am going to save these people. I’m gonna build orphan care centers and come to their rescue. And I am going to do what I should be doing, sharing my experience, sharing my wealth with people who don’t. And I went there thinking well I don’t and we don’t. Because I don’t have that joy, that appreciation. I do in moments but not on a regular basis. I’ve never seen so much sort of tangible suffering, but I’ve never experienced so much joy and openness.
[Image via WENN.]
eat me
eat me some more
keep on eating me
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darn ~ foiled again!!!!!!!!!!!!! (second time i've tried)
first!!!! i love madonna
k cuteeee
long live the queen
what a lovely woman. sharing her wealth. they should all be doing it!
MADONNA…..YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!!
mariah cokery….the grandmother of paris hilton!!!! blah!
The woman is a quilt. Way too much surgery.
Oh SHYT TOP 10?? I love YA PEREZ!! Yea She was crying because her love life is a mess. Poor Madge!
If this was any other celebrity you'd have something bitchy to say about her roots, but noooo - Madonna can do no wrong on this pathetic site.
So sick of this tired self-absorbed bitch. Have we not had enough.
Take some voice lessons better yet - retire.
All your tricks have been played and the truth is:
YOU ARE BORING and no one including your husband wants you.
I love madonna!!
Madonna has grow to become a great icon. I hope when I turn 50 i will look, feel, and acheived as much as her
~barf~
Once an old skank, always an old skank.
There's is no redemption for this sinner. All these so-called good works will not buy her way into heaven. Please leave the Africans alone. Go save that Winehouse girl or something.
When there's lightning you know it always bring me down
’cause it's free and I see that it's me who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic I feel it dancing in the light
It was cruel lost my hold to the shadows of the night
No sign of the morning coming you've been left on your own
LIKE A RAINBOW IN THE DARK
jUST A RAINBOW INTHE DARK! YEEAAHHH!
All that talk and spin and yet her newest CD is still total shit…. sigh
Loved her since age 6 and I'm 33 now……:)
Boring!
She couldn't have her roots done for the event??????
Wow there's a shocker, Madonna thinks she looks good now. That woman is the most egotistical pompus bitch to ever walk the face of this earth. I laughed out loud when she said she cried because that would imply that she has a heart. The only reason why she adopted that child is so she could be more like Angelina and people would think she is a humanitarian. She's a walking disease that needs to be shot in the face (and no not with a load of semen like's she used too, but a bullet to the base of her pea sized brain). I'd rather take my chances in an octagon of death with a polar bear than come within 20 miles of that parading whore! Fuck Madonna, her stupid fag fans or anyone who supports her in anyway.
All she is doing is talking about saving a life and helping heal a country…and all you ignorant people can do is comment on her looks!!
We need more people like Madonna in this world, who are willing to help others and less of the ignorant negative losers that make posts about the way a person looks. No wonder the world is in the state it is!
Well- she's my lionine sister so I totally feel her…my heart hurts when I see injustice and suffering. People give her alot of flack about this little boy, but I thinkshe's very sincere and wants to help. I think as she turns 50 she should leave the lolly-pop music to the kids and focus on getting some of her star-mates into doing charity work and things of that nature.
Pharell is an assole to work with…how dare she cave in!
My eyes hurt when I see Madonna's 50 year old ass dressed like a teenager.
How about some real topics like
ON YOUR SHAM MARRIAGE
ON YOUR INCREDIBLE HULK HANDS
ON BOTOXING YOURSELF TILL YOU LOOK LIKE WAX
or
ON GETTING YOUR ROOTS DONE!
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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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SHE IS SERIOUSLY ONE OF THE MOST BORING CELEBS OUT THERE.
OVER IT. NEXT!!!!
EXACTLY. NEXT!!!!!
BORING
BORING
BORING
BORING
MADONNA IS BORING
Re: Madonna Fake –
im a barie girl in the barbie world my boobs are saggy thats so fantastic you can brush my weave and take me to kfc now lets go home and start moaning ooh ooh yeah
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
MADONNA LOST HER PERSONALITY WITH HER AGE
Take a bow.
The 1 and only Madonna!
perezzzzzzzz
Please support my father is spent his 9th day hunger strike today
his web site www.lodd.fr (english speaking)
She should have taken the girl, or GO BACK AND GET THE GIRL! Instant big sister from his hometown!!
MADONNA FAKE SAIS SELF ABSORBED??? Are you fucking kidding me??? What the hell are you doing to help the children in Africa. What a fucking moron.
SORRY VADGE, TRY AS YOU MAY - YOU WILL NEVER BE ANGELINA. NEVER.
Here we go again, Huh LAMBS? You just can't help yourself. You have nothing better to do, but come to this site and trash Madonna, someone who is
doing something POSITIVE (unlike your self-absorbed princess, Mariah).
Go fuck yourselves!!!
ALL YOU PEOPLE COMMENTING ON HER LOOKS AND STUFF DID NOT READ THE ARTICLE!! WHAT THE HELL ARE ANY OF YOU FUCKS DOING TO HELP KIDS IN MALAWI!!! YOU PROBABLY ARE SO STUPID AND SELF ABSORBED YOU DO NOT EVEN NO WHERE MALAWI IS. GET A LIFE!!!
So when are you going to do a side-to-side comparison (separated at birth) of ugly old Madge and Sarah Jessica Parker???? HMMMM?
SHE SUCKS SO HARD SHE CAN BITE HER OWN TWAT.
"THE MOST WELL-PACKAGED AMATEUR IN THE HISTORY OF ENTERTAINMENT"
HELL, IF YOUR SPOUSE EARNED $100 MILLION A YEAR, YOU'D STAY WITH THEM TOO. LOL. SHE F**KED HER WAY TO THE TOP; GUESS HE DID THE SAME.
WOW..THE WORLDS BIGEST WHORE TURNED ANGELIC
JUST LIKE ANGELINA
DONT THEY KNOW THAT WE HAVE FIGURED THEM OUT?
WHORES BOTH IN BODY AND SOUL!!
Re: THE MOST BORING PERSON IN ALL THE WORLD – Couldnt AGREE MORE!! WELL SAID
Re: Chaz – WE DID READ IT BITCH…SHE IS TRYING TO HELP THE ANGELIC "FACADE" THAT SHE IS PROMOTING TO STAY CURRENT…ITS GOOD THAT SHE IS HELPING THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH HER MOTIVES ARE NOT "PURE". THAT BITCH HAS ALWAYS DONE EVERYTHING FOR FAME..SELLING HER BODY AND SOUL…WHORE!!
Re: Here we go again, huh LAMBS?? – DOING EXACTLY THE SAME? HEHE ASSHOLE
It's a fact, demonstrated more and more by Madonna and by others like her who regard the world with increasing compassion, that you are beginning to grow as a human being when the focus of your attention begins to move away from your own welfare and towards the welfare of others.
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
I LOVE HER! SHE'S A FREAKIN LEGEND! A SUCESSFUL WOMAN!
For those of us who are the same age as Madonna, we can tell you - VADGE - f**ked her way to the top and stepped on "the little people" like no other! She has even admitted it in shameful retrospect. She was average then and still is now - relying on the talent of better performers to boost her CD sales. She copied ANGELINA'S good intentions, thanks to adoption awareness made to her by BRANGELINA, whom now, she won't even speak to. For us, it's as if your kids in the future adored Paris Hilton. It would just give you the creeps because you'd seen it from the beginning - her true nature. Again, Vadge's arrogance resonates like Paris'. This is PEREZ'S BLOG. It would be nauseating if every single comment was goody-good. The main thing is the truth and the truth is Vadge sucks.
gays not only like her, so do the straight fellas
man, i thought she was a sexy beast during the 90s. this lady is still hot in her old age.
i thought i hated madonna. this makes me like her.
Yuk
VH1 need a new program called the Ultimate Divas all times and they need to invite Madonna, Celine Dion, Mariah, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner & Donna Summer…..
Forget the 30 millions of AI viewers that will be the Ultimate Diva concert!!!!!!
Re: — VIVI – – Learn to spell.
people change, assholes. i'm a whore and i tend to change. you fuckin' hypocrites need to shut the FUCK UP and bring some light into your silly lives. stop pointing the finger and putting people who do good down. do something with your life, ASSHOLES!
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people change, assholes. i'm a whore and i tend to change. you fuckin' hypocrites need to shut the FUCK UP and bring some light into your silly lives. stop pointing the finger and putting people who do good down. do something with your life, ASSHOLES!
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people change, assholes. i'm a whore and i tend to change. you fuckin' hypocrites need to shut the FUCK UP and bring some light into your silly lives. stop pointing the finger and putting people who do good down. do something with your life, ASSHOLES!
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people change, assholes. i'm a whore and i tend to change. you fuckin' hypocrites need to shut the FUCK UP and bring some light into your silly lives. stop pointing the finger and putting people who do good down. do something with your life, ASSHOLES!
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Re: Preston –
EAT ME, CRACK HEAD.
with all due respect, please retire Madonna and actually fine i'll disresepct the bitch and say she should be ashamed for agreeing to sell her tickets at such ridiculous prices, the sell out lame bitch her new shit SUCKS, RETIRE!
Re: Andre – AGREE 1000%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This mediocre talent has stepped on waaaaaaaaaaay too many people for me to like her. My kids don't like her and I'm so glad. Whoever said it would be as if your future kids liked Paris Hilton was dead on.
lovely madonna
& love her cousin HILARY !GO GIRLS VOTE HILARY 
She is fighting for more womens rights & gay rights. ELLEN had McCain on and it was ackward, he doesnt seem to care much about gay rights at all, & Ellen & lots of others arent too happy about setbacks =/ SO THE CLEAR & THE RIGHT CHOICE IS VOTE HILARY 
come on Girls B!TCH IS THE NEW BLACK! 
Re: — VIVI – – You wouldn't know what success is if it bit you in the ass. You can't even spell the word for fucks sake.
madonna is a freakin' saint. look at what this woman has done with her fame to bring awareness of malawi. keep it up, M. fuckin' americans don't have any taste and don't appreciate your charitable efforts and work.
Re: Preston –
HA HA HA! EAT ME #2, FUCKTARD! WOW, I LEFT A "C" OUT OF SUCCESSFUL. EAT ME# 3. FUCKIN' TAKE YOUR MEDS AND CHOKE ON IT, BITCH.
Re: — VIVI – – Um, no thanks. Never. You're an idiot.
MADONNA ROCKS!
What a liar - she "adopted" David for publicity. Remember, Madge just hasn't got the time to SHOW UP in Court . . . these continual DELAYS are because she's a NO-SHOW.
Re: Preston –
SORRY, IF I HURT YOUR FEELINGS…U FUCKIN LOSER!
EAT ME #4.
Watch your words everyone, because you are what you speak.
Re: GLORIFYING MADONNA WOULD BE LIKE GLORIFYING PARIS HILTON IN 20 YEARS. – Well said. Brilliant!
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