You leave L.A. and people look normal. You come here and all the chicks are groomed and the dudes have manicures and pedicures. People work out and run up hills. Most people in America aren't like that! They still like somebody with some meat on their bones and appreciate a good fattening meal
QUEEN LATIFAH, costarring in Hairspray, on the Hollywood scene

JOSH DUHAMEL DISHES ON ...

How he's been spending his summer: I went to London and Russia to see my girl [Fergie].

Being mistaken for Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet: Hilarious!

His new film Transformers: I didn't really grasp the idea of it at first. I just remembered them as cartoons and toys. It wasn't until I saw the conceptual art that I was like, "Please let me play in your movie!"

Costuming for the film: We should have had helmets. But we don't look as pretty with them on.

It must be incredible waking up to yourself every morning
—TYRESE, at a BET Awards party, on his favorite pick-up line

3 Questions For ...

Christian Bale

1 FOR YOUR NEW ACTION FLICK RESCUE DAWN, YOU SPENT THREE MONTHS IN THE JUNGLES OF THAILAND. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? One day we saw this beautiful spiderweb. I was tapping the spider and he'd run around. Then an expert came along and said, "Wow, look at that spider! It will kill you with one bite!"

2 DID YOU REALLY EAT WORMS FOR THE MOVIE? There were no worms—there were maggots.

3 GROSS! WHAT DOES THAT TASTE LIKE? Just a gooey texture. But there are all different kinds. The fried [ones are] great! I'd walk around with bags of them—like potato chips.

  • Contributors:
  • CONTRIBUTORS Danielle Anderson,
  • With Reagan Alexander,
  • Carrie Bell,
  • Shruti Dhalwala,
  • Jed Dreben,
  • Nicholas White.