The Weekly Quote Grab Bag ...

... Oh, the wacky things famous people say.

"The Pope was clad in purple robes to celebrate Lent. Purple is the color of penitence, which means there may be some chance of redemption for that mound of psychosexual menace known as Grimace."

-Jon Stewart, on "The Daily Show"

"It's the sexiest part of my body. Not that it's the most attractve, but it causes me the most pleasure. I love tongues on men, too. I guess I'm just a tongue person."

-Natasha Henstridge, on "The Late Late Show"

"There was talk about doing the plane ... nicknamed 'the vomit comet.' But I don't do things like that. I don't drive on the left side of the freeway, I don't like vomiting on myself. It's just a peeve I have."

-"Mission to Mars" costar Jerry O'Connell, on "The Tonight Show"

"Did you see him (George W. Bush)? It was like there was the satellite delay, and then there was his personal delay."

-David Letterman, critiquing Bush's guest spot on "The Late Show"

"He was wonderful, and he looks wonderful, like he just stepped out of a barbershop."

-Norman Lear, on visiting Robert Downey, Jr. in the hoosegow

-Compiled by Jeff Druchniak from Comedy Central, CBS, NBC and E!


Originally on page 13B in the 3-16-2000 issue of the Daily.

 

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