Which of These Two Men Is Uglier?

“Glenn was ugly, but John is uglier! He looks terrible as a woman!� —Frances Milstead, mother of the late Glenn Milstead (a.k.a. Divine), on John Travolta playing her son’s role in the new remake of Hairspray [VV]

“These days, listening to music means hearing the gorgeous and inexhaustible power of strings, winds, brass, and percussion. If I want to hear the sound of guitar and drums, these days I simply play a show with my band.� —Interpol’s Carlos D, who subsists solely on classical music and Interpol [The Guardian]

“Apatow kept saying, ‘Less semen. More emotion.’� —Knocked Up star Seth Rogen, on taking scriptwriting advice from director Judd Apatow [Time]

“Katee is using the name as a tribute to Katie, who has always portrayed an innocence in everything she’s done, beginning with Dawson’s Creek.� —Adult talent manager Shy Love, whose client, Katee Holmes, plans to lose her real-life virginity on film [NYP]

“I’m sure many of you knew subconsciously what I was doing. How could you look at this and not see it as a symbol for the self-referencing nature of progressive evolution?� —Sanjaya Malakar, who claims he’s actually Bill Vendall, an art student who created his American Idol contestant personae as part of his thesis [TMZ]
—Lindsey Thomas