Overheard at Winter Press Tour 2011

“I’m mostly being used as an acerbic tool on the show. And yes, I did just call myself a tool.”
Tyler Labine of CBS’ “Mad Love”  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Do you really think that Ryan Murphy isn’t all over anything that has ‘Glee’ in the title?”
- Dante Di Loreto, when a reporter asked what level of involvement Ryan Murphy had in “The Glee Project.”  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Every time I read one of Dan [Harmon]’s scripts, I mean, other than the spelling errors, it’s just incredible.”
- “Community” star Joel McHale  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“I’m wildly insecure and love an instant laugh, but that’s why I have a therapist.”
“Modern Family’s” Julie Bowen on whether she misses the instant gratification of a live audience  (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for PCA)

“I knew we were on the right track when Mariah Carey was a guest and she showed up early.”
- George Lopez on when his late-night show hit its stride.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“F**k no!”
Steven Tyler on if he’ll have to be censored on “American Idol”  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Placenta.”
Ryan Seacrest on how he still looks so young after 10 seasons  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“I’ve been in the states nine years now, and I’ve yet to have a job with my own accent.”
Irish born Jason O’Mara on playing an American again in Terra Nova.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“If they want to hire a brother the brother will take the job.”
Jason George on frequently reappearing on ABC, in such shows as Grey’s Anatomy, Eastwick, and now Off the Map.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Press question: Did you do your own stunt in Off the Map?
Zach Gilford: Yeah! And I did all my football on Friday Night Lights, and I did all my medicine here.”  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“It’s not like we own a line of pizza joints and there’s a secret ingredient in the sauce.”
Mamie Gummer on whether she gets acting advice from her mom, Meryl Streep  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Press question: Is it creepy or romantic for a guy to kiss you while you’re unconscious?
Lucy Hale: “Depends on the guy.”  (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

“My mom gave me the stink eye and was like, ‘I don’t know.’”
- Toni Braxton on her mother’s reaction to the Playboy offer.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“I’ve seen ‘Housewives of Atlanta.’ That was extraordinary.” -- James Gandolfini on what reality TV shows he’s seen.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“You can’t, you can’t, you can’t”
- Joan and Melissa Rivers on what they’ve heard their entire careers.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Contact us if you have any more questions or you don’t like something in the show, so we can tell you that you’re wrong.”
- Joan Rivers, during an interview with Zap2it.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“You can call me ‘your highness’ or Gayle” - Gayle King, after a reporter called her “Miss King.”  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Don’t go around telling people you’re going to change their lives, let them tell you.” - Oprah Winfrey  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Press question: Is it creepy or romantic for a guy to kiss you while you’re unconscious?
Lucy Hale: “Depends on the guy.”  (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

“My opinions don’t mean nothing, I’m just here to talk about pigeons and stuff.”
- Mike Tyson on Michael Vick   (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

“He’s sort of a male version of Lindsay [Lohan].” -- Dr. Drew Pinsky on Tom Sizemore  (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

“My wife, every time she sees me do a kissing scene, she says ‘This is bulls*** -- we have enough money.’”
-- Ray Romano on how women watch “Men of a Certain Age.”   (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for IMF)

Ed Asner: “You know, I just read Cloris Leachman had eight Emmys. Is that true?”
Audience member: “Yes.”
Ed Asner: “Bull****.”
- “Working Class” panel  (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Question: “Where do you keep all of those Emmys? ...Are they in the closet somewhere?”
Ed Asner: “In the closet? Are you out of your g****** mind?”
Melissa Peterman: “There’s three of them backstage.”
- “Working Class” panel  (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

“I was very proud to have her there, because she taught me everything I knew.”
- A teary-eyed Melissa Peterman on Reba McEntire’s cameo, “Working Class”  (Mike Maez/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)

“My advice to young stars is don’t believe your own publicity, and don’t abuse your privileges.”
- Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland”  (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Wendie Malick: “I just turned 60 on December 13.”
Valerie Bertinelli: “I still want to see the birth certificate.”
- “Hot in Cleveland” panel  (Toby Canham/Getty Images)

“Other young men were looking at pictures of nude women. I was looking at anacondas.”
@NatGeoWILD host and rock legend Rollins  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Oh, my dear, have I got you fooled.”
White, on being asked why she’s so darn lovable.  (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

“I figure I’m in that middle stage of aging. ... I’m in that middle stage prior to becoming Mickey Rooney or Betty White.”
Asner tweaks his former Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star as he talks about getting older.  (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)