Well, what if it's a police force of dwarfs? Huh? Tattle thinks we're talking blockbuster . . .
On why women no longer run from nerds: "It's weird. Something shifted in our culture over the past 10 years, and beautiful, young women started liking nerdy stuff. It was as if someone said, 'OK, hot women. You can like all this stuff.' Which is great for guys. They get to keep doing what they love, and now it's cool - video games, old toys our mothers made us throw away, 'Star Wars.' "
On how he met his wife, actress Clare Grant: "Funny enough, we met at a comic-book store in Los Angeles about three years ago. We're ridiculously compatible. She has a toy collection that rivals mine in size. She loves 'Final Fantasy' and 'Sailor Moon' and DC Heroes and all that stuff. The first time she came over to my house she said, 'No way! I have those "Empire Strikes Back" figures too! Do you mind if I pose them?' "
On going through puberty while working with hot co-stars: "That's the thing. From a young age I was allowed to get close to attractive women. I started dating when I was young. I've studied the species and our mating habits and all that. I didn't have the same kind of peeking-into-the-shower desire many teenagers have. By the time I was on the set of 'Austin Powers,' interacting with the fembots, I was already calm enough as a man not to ogle them or run to my trailer to take care of business."
Old Austrian seeks date
An Austrian news agency is quoting quirky mogul Richard Lugner, 78, as saying he won't be taking Bo Derek to Vienna's famous Opera Ball after all.
Bo reportedly wanted $25,000 more than originally agreed to.
In her place, Lugner's team has almost completed negotiations with Karima el-Mahroug, an 18-year-old nicknamed Ruby, who is at the center of a prostitution scandal that has sent Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to trial.
Hey, for 25Gs she'll probably put out more than Bo Derek.
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