Weekend quotables...

"Laura Bush. Oh my God! I think it would [take] all day, every day for about two years. We'd have to reprogram her whole DNA. I think it's an immpossible task - truly. Don't even get me started on the Bushes."
- Tim Gunn, to Out magazine when asked who on Capitol Hill is in most need of a makeover.
"This is the best thing ever. The first time [Whoopi] sat on our panel, I thought, 'This feels good.' I had been hoping that they'd pick her and I'm thrilled. Whoopi comes from a place of incredible wisdom. She's thoughtful and cares about people. I think she wants to bring justice to the world in whatever way she can. And she's funny as all heck. We're going to have incredible conversations come September. I wish we could start talking with her today."
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck to OK! magazine on her new "View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg
"I'm very outspoken and honest. I'm the first to say that I'm gay, that I'm insecure, that I have certain hang-ups, that I've been dependent on drugs or alcohol, so I really don't hide things with the fear that they're going to be revealed on some blog...
- fashion designer Marc Jacobs to Out magazine

Greg Hernandez has covered the entertainment industry for the Daily
News since 2001. He's considered a bit odd by some for his obsession
with box office numbers, has been known to camp out near the kitchen
at premieres for first crack at the hors d'oeurves, and Greg's never
seen a red carpet he didn't want to stroll down.