I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East -- you're as good as dead.
Sandra Bernhard in a WWD interview promoting her upcoming show.
Now, nobody goes on Letterman and becomes an overnight sensation. You can do your thing on the Internet, you can do a reality show, but those things aren't really reflective of somebody's talents. I mean, look at Kathy Griffin. She was bumming around for a long time doing comedy but she was willing to go there and make a complete fool of herself. And that's the appetite of the American public. They want their performers totally stripped down and vulnerable so they can go 'look at that idiot.' I can't say these are great times for young artists. There's no longevity. Lady GaGa? I just don't see any of the stuff lasting for very long.
From The Daily Beast.
“Sophie [Theallet] had this jet black hair, white skin, and quivering cleavage,” Rupert Everett says. Plucky with a punk-rock dash, he was “reminded of the French resistance,” the type to “hide tons of Jews under their bed.”
One last question: You played your fiftieth state, Vermont, this year. I wanted to ask you about the new ice cream Ben & Jerry’s created in commemoration, with sales to profit your AIDS foundation—the chocolate/peanut butter/cookie dough/butter brickle/white chocolate chunk confection christened Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road.
We were trying to find someone who came from Vermont that was famous, and Ben and Jerry came top of the list. They were so helpful and so great, and it was a delicious ice cream. I wanted to call it Fudge Packer.…
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