'You know, there are all these rumors about us being gay. We are not gay. If I was gay, I would tell you.' — Oprah Winfrey introducing her friend Gayle King at an XM Satellite Radio bash in New York, May 11, as quoted by New York's Daily News.
'I see. Yeah, we don't have that in L.A. It's just fat. ... This whole debate that you talk about, I think it's kind of bullshit, I have to say, kind of a justification. I don't think there are that many people that are overweight that feel good about it.' — Chastity Bono to the national lesbian magazine Curve when it explained to her that there is 'a lot of debate about whether fat is a feminist issue ... [ women ] throwing off the shackles of the traditional, patriarchal beauty standards,' in the June issue.
'We could have easily made this a much more controversial show and maybe it would have been a hotter topic. But we might have ended after six episodes.' — Will & Grace's Eric McCormack ( Will ) to the Associated Press, May 9.
'That blows my mind, that we're educating Americans without them knowing, that the parents of gay kids now can maybe digest it a little easier because they've—sadly—seen it on TV as opposed to looking inside themselves and seeking justification for it.' — Will & Grace's Sean Hayes ( Jack ) to the Chicago Sun-Times, May 17.
'The gayest among us now profess to have shirked duty and stopped watching a couple of seasons ago. ... Will and Grace turned out to be rather boring people, and when you think about it, they turned out to be the exact same person. ... Instead, Will & Grace will be better remembered for Jack McFarland ( Sean Hayes ) and boozy Karen Walker ( Megan Mullally ) , the auxiliaries. Will and Grace's barbs were no match for the cutlery wielded by Jack and Karen, whose surreal banter and insults defined the show.' — Washington Post writer Hank Stuever, May 17.
'There is not enough Xanax in America to get me on that show.' — Rosie O'Donnell on May 11 answering a reader of her Web site who asked: 'Ro, would you do Amazing Race with me? We'd have a blast!'
'I do not hate her. She did a lot for women in comedy. I find her unkind and non self reflective.' — Rosie O'Donnell writing on her Web site about Joan Rivers, May 10.
' [ J ] ust knowing that it takes real attention and caring and time and effort and work and knowing that it's a commitment. And it's respecting. I respect her talent and her brain and who she is as a person—and that kind of admiration and respect is a big factor in binding someone in a relationship. I know what a good heart she has, and how empathetic she is with all kinds of people and issues—she's so brilliant on top of it that she can voice these things. And she's as funny as she can possibly be. She makes me laugh.' — Lily Tomlin, on the secret to her 35-year relationship with Jane Wagner, to the D.C. gay publication MetroWeekly, April 27.