''When you see Casablanca, does it depress you that all the people in it are dead?'' -- Roger Ebert, challenging Gene Siskel's comment that Hugh Grant's real-life fiasco influenced his impression of Nine Months, on Late Show With David Letterman

''Al Gore turned down a chance to be on The Simpsons. He explained, 'I've never been animated and I'm not going to start now.' '' -- Conan O'Brien on Late Night

''If you think about it, baseball actually has a lot in common with the O.J. trial: (1) Attendance is down in both. (2) They both feature spoiled millionaires. (3) In both cases, you know somebody's gonna walk.'' -- Jay Leno on The Tonight Show


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