Ryan Seacrest

Ryan: (claiming American Idol judge Simon Cowell is jealous of him and that his taunts don't bother him) If anything in my life is positive in terms of business, Simon actually feels a pain in his stomach or his side. I almost think it's strange that nothing bothers me, whatever the joke may be. Whatever it is - I'm short, I'm fat, I'm tanned. I encourage all of it, I don't mind at all.

Ryan: I find it extremely uncomfortable and awkward as a man to have to stand on your tiptoes to kiss a girl.

Ryan: I always just wanted to be a cheesy guy on television.

(about doing the New Year's Rockin' Eve with Dick Clark.) Ryan: When we go to commercial, I'll look at Dick like, 'Do you still want me as your wingman?'

Ryan Seacrest: I'm not into bearded men.

Ryan Seacrest: People bring up my hair quite a bit. It's strategically tousled. The flatiron is the key.

Ryan Seacrest: I've never done Botox in my life. But I've probably tried everything else under the sun.

Ryan Seacrest: Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can't do it!

Ryan Seacrest: I am looking forward to being part of the E! team. This unique opportunity allows my company to take the next step in providing multimedia content.

Ryan Seacrest: Look at her. Her skin is so perfect. It almost depresses me her skin is so perfect.

Ryna Seacrest: Look, a lot of women would be turned off with hearing me say how hot I think Brad Pitt is! Know what I mean? So I probably don't help my cause.

Ryan Seacrest: In Hollywood it seems that you're considered gay until proven otherwise.

Ryan Seacrest: He's one of the people that I very much look up to. It's exciting for me to be on television at the same time as my idol. But I still want to win.

Ryan Seacrest: [Kasem is] a legend, a guy I used to listen to growing up. And not only listen to, but pretended to be.

Ryan Seacrest: This season we had to stop auditions because one of his fake teeth came out, and he had to call in a dentist with drills to the back of the hotel, and they had to put in a new tooth. He'll actually be p-- that I told you this, but you've got to print it.

Ryan Seacrest: We now have contestants who will not let anything get in their way of victory. Some contestants have thrown each other under the bus this season.

Ryan Seacrest: I know a lot of gay males who I work with that are fantastic people and I love hanging out with them. But because I hang out and bring gay men into my life, does that mean that I'm gay? I promise you that I very much love women.

Ryan Seacrest: When I moved to Hollywood, one of the first people I ever wanted to meet wasn't a movie star. It was a disc jockey, it was Casey Kasem.

Ryan Seacrest: It's not that I really want him dead, but … I ran into him in a parking garage when I was doing some morning radio show. He walked right up to me and I swear, I could not take my eyes off his eyebrows, they were waxed like a girl's. He was like, `You don't really hate me, right?' And I was like, `Yes, Ryan, I really hate you.' And he was fine with that as long as it gave me good material for my act. I said, `Ryan, you have no idea.

Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition.

Ryan Seacrest: I think you're going to see personalities gunning for those spots.

Ryan Seacrest: Whereas in the past people were more politically correct in dealing with others ...(now) all they care about is winning.

Ryan Seacrest: And so when he puts his mind to something and when he wants to do something like this television show and be there for everybody to see him, he'll do it.

Ryan Seacrest: Madonna's fans have anxiously awaited the release of this album. I am excited to bring her closer to radio audiences around the world live!

Ryan Seacrest: He's much taller and a little bit bigger than me, ... I think he'd probably be able to beat me up.

Ryan Seacrest: Things could perhaps be up in the air now in light of the recent circumstances, the unfortunate circumstances with Dick, ... They had to put Regis in at the last minute, and I'm not quite sure what that show will be like or feel like without Dick Clark. He certainly will be missed by America.

Ryan Seacrest: When it's time to say, 'OK, here's the show and the guy that is going to be around on New Year's Eve for years to come', I would definitely like to be the one that the baton gets passed to.

Ryan Seacrest: I love it. I love the immediacy of it. I love the spontaneity of it, ... I love the fact that every day you see something on TV that you have an opinion about and you want to talk about and the next day you can get on the air and do it.

Ryan Seacrest: Simon and I go back and forth with each other, but it's in a different way.

Ryan Seacrest: (In regards to American Idol) You've been a great spirit on the show.

Ryan Seacrest: It's OK to cry. It's because you care.

Ryan: (From American Idol) You're both safe. Take a seat.

Ryan: (About Simon) He's arrogant, he's pompous, he believes that everything he says is right, he drives you crazy. He actually tries to get under your skin.

Ryan: Trust me -- you are in for a shock.

Ryan: I've dated some women who have turned me on to some funny things that are strange for men to actually do, but these things have become part of my process. I think the things I do for my appearance help make me look better. I even colour my hair because I like how it makes me look.

Ryan: Trust me, if I were gay I'd be getting more action than I'm getting now.

Ryan: Think of your worst nightmare and never waking up from that. That would be the rest of your life married to this man. It would all be about him and not you. Valentine's Day would be a celebration of him.