CYBERTALK

''MAYBE. It's all about time slot; it doesn't matter how great your show is. I didn't kiss butt well enough to get a great time slot!'' -- Valerie Bertinelli, on whether she'd consider doing another sitcom after her short-lived series Cafe Americain, on AOL

''I don't ever remember romanticizing the Mob. In fact their viciousness and brutality are things that people have characterized my work with.'' -- Casino coscreenwriter Nicholas Pileggi on CompuServe

''We are all gay -- we all get happy! Sexually, no. There was one or two times when I was young.... I thank Jesus Christ for helping me to like girls.'' -- Tiny Tim, on whether he's gay, on Prodigy