Always great when people complain about newspapers misquoting them through statements which don't really exist. "I didn't say he was only in it for the money!" Well, Shortlist didn't really say you did. "I didn't ask him to deny the role!" Shortlist agrees with you on that. If the subtext of your comments lends itself…

Nah, the diplomatic part is when "there's room for both shows, I wish them both good luck, and I don't feel there's really any threat to my series from his". The rest is non-diplomatic, though it still merely implies that the show will be terrible, the lead actor is in it for the money, and the impetus for the…

Nah, the diplomatic part is when "there's room for both shows, I wish them both good luck, and I don't feel there's really any threat to my series from his". The rest is non-diplomatic, though it still merely implies that the show will be terrible, the lead actor is in it for the money, and the impetus for the…

They printed his bit about how he can't talk about his character in Star Trek 2, didn't they? You have a point about frivolous things, but we don't really live in an age where frivolous things are completely annoyed. They just get put elsewhere. The pop star's feud often doesn't make the national news, instead it…

They printed his bit about how he can't talk about his character in Star Trek 2, didn't they? You have a point about frivolous things, but we don't really live in an age where frivolous things are completely annoyed. They just get put elsewhere. The pop star's feud often doesn't make the national news, instead it…

I've never actually seen that work. Having seen many politicians try that, I can testify that it makes them seem either arrogant or like they are afraid to answer the question.

I've never actually seen that work. Having seen many politicians try that, I can testify that it makes them seem either arrogant or like they are afraid to answer the question.

It would have been awfully rude to just ignore the reporter's questions, though, and just going "no comment" would probably sound even worse.

It would have been awfully rude to just ignore the reporter's questions, though, and just going "no comment" would probably sound even worse.

Indeed, it was clever of him to obscure the relative lack of exciting comments by including many words which connote Britishness. This post used to mention puns, but it doesn't anymore.

Indeed, it was clever of him to obscure the relative lack of exciting comments by including many words which connote Britishness. This post used to mention puns, but it doesn't anymore.

It has been interesting to read the headlines for this story, since it's difficult to make the specific form of disapproval and skepticism sound interesting. A bit like this post.

It has been interesting to read the headlines for this story, since it's difficult to make the specific form of disapproval and skepticism sound interesting. A bit like this post.

I wonder if they'll be a D&D joke about "falling" in this discussion.

I wonder if they'll be a D&D joke about "falling" in this discussion.

I don't think I'll miss NP much, though I do appreciate the way it largely resisted the tough-guy culture of gaming culture.

I don't think I'll miss NP much, though I do appreciate the way it largely resisted the tough-guy culture of gaming culture.

Actually, folks were wondering if they were going to kill everyone or go with a generic ending which pretended that the main character was anything but an unfaithful, despicable, wishywashy oaf of a high school student.

Actually, folks were wondering if they were going to kill everyone or go with a generic ending which pretended that the main character was anything but an unfaithful, despicable, wishywashy oaf of a high school student.

And then'll go "Oh, it's the 'gator baiting' woman from those SyFy commercials!".