quote of the day

People

Tila Tequila —

8:50AM Gabriel Snyder | — reacting to high school teachers who (wisely) confiscated a student’s copy of Hooking Up with Tila Tequila, in Steppin’ Out. Also: “You want kids to read a f—king book, then let them read a f—king book, you f—king moron.”
People

Gore Vidal — 

8:32AM Gabriel Snyder | — the provacateur doing his best to eradicate any last remaining supporters of Roman Polanski, and his effort to get the world to overlook the fact that he raped a 13-year-old girl in 1978, in an interview with The Atlantic.
Big Screen

Lee Daniels — 

8:41AM Gabriel Snyder | — describing his approach to producing films and raising financing for movies like Cannes darling Precious, in an entertaining profile by Lynn Hirschberg that will run in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. More »
Small Screen

Oprah Winfrey — 

8:28AM Gabriel Snyder | predicting on Extra! last December that her supposed feud with Palin (remember when that was a thing?) would end once her book was published; Palin’s appearing on Oprah’s show on Nov. 16, one day before Going Rogue goes on sale.
Online

Morley Safer —

8:47AM Gabriel Snyder | at a memorial service held today at Lincoln centre for 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt who died at age 86 in August, according to Broadcasting & Cable.
People

John Mayer — 

8:00AM Gabriel Snyder | — responding to a New York party reporter who had asked for his opinion on the health care debate.
People

Ivanka Trump — 

7:40AM Gabriel Snyder | — on what it takes for someone named Trump to flourish within the Trump organisation, in an interview with Nightline to promote her book, The Trump Card. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. More »
Big Screen

Maurice Sendak —

8:38AM Gabriel Snyder | — when asked whether Spike Jonze’s movie based on his book Where the Wild Things Are is too scary for kids in a Newsweek interview.
Small Screen

Gossip Girl, Taylor Momsen — 

6:51AM Gabriel Snyder | —at last night’s launch party for Anna Sui’s Gossip Girl-inspired line for Target, to New York’s Daily Intel.