By Quotations captured and compiled with care by CYNTHIA VAZQUEZ.
A CENTER-CUT, NO-FAT REVIEW OF WHAT WAS SAID THIS PAST WEEK BY FOLKS THE WORLD OVER AND RIGHT AT HOME “But I thought it was brilliant. It’s a bit ironic that she would play the Virgin Mary, no?” — French producer, Philippe Rebboah, on having to convince his partners that Britney Spears would make a good Virgin Mary in their upcoming film, which satirizes the Nativity story “Thin-twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are about to get some publicity that will have them running away faster than if they’d spotted a calorie.” — Animal rights group PETA, announcing that they’re targeting the celebrity twins for wearing and using fur in their clothing line “I sort of feel like the dog in that old Coppertone ad hanging on to that baby’s diaper. Yeah, I’m not letting go.” — Sherrill Kushner, chair of Santa Monica Conservancy’s Shotgun House Committee, on the eight-year battle to save the last remaining intact “shotgun house” in Santa Monica “A quick Red Carpet, hosted by Radioman, will be held at the parking lot of Tavern on the Green before we are all shuttled to my apartment building. ‘Round... 5:30-ish? Sound OK?” — Actor Alec Baldwin, offering to host the Golden Globes at his apartment if the writer’s strike doesn’t end by the awards show “It’s like a smoking party and they are really rude to anybody that tells them there’s an ordinance that you can’t smoke. It’s been pretty rough.” — Santa Monica resident, Willow Evans, on the lack of enforcement of the citywide smoking ban on outdoor dining areas “Right now, I’m single, but I am looking for a nice boy. He should be funny, smart and loyal.” — Paris Hilton, announcing her qualifications for a new boyfriend “Ask yourself if the guy pulling the 10-hour shift in the mall without bathroom breaks is the type of guy you would normally thrust your child upon in the first place? That Christmas magic makes us do some funny things.” — Santa Monica Daily Press editor and Christmas cynic Michael Tittinger, on the odd tradition of Santa’s lap “I’m sick of politics as usual. We need Barack Obama.” — Oprah Winfrey, on the campaign trail for the presidential candidate
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 15, 2007. Read the original PDF.