Quips & Quotes from E!'s Live from the Red Carpet, as Told to Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest: "This is my most important question on the red carpet: Who are you wearing? Every time I don't say it, I get in trouble for not saying it. I get a note. I get reprimanded. So, I will be asking."

Gael García Bernal: "You know what? I still haven't met [Brad Pitt]. We shot [Babel] in different parts of the world."

Ellen DeGeneres: "I watch American Idol to see what you're wearing, Ryan, because I find that we dress alike, and I'm wondering if there's ideas I should steal. But sometimes I think you're stealing from me."

Al Gore to Ryan, on who should play him in The Al Gore Story: "I don't know—maybe William Hung."

Michael Bublé to Giuliana DePandi, on how much it would cost to have him play at her Italian wedding: "It's a couple of beers and free food."

Simon Cowell, surprising Jennifer Hudson (via videocam): "We are rooting for you. I have a feeling you're going to win tonight. What you have done is literally extraordinary. None of us would have called it—apart from me. And I think I did mention the word Oscar when I first saw you in Chicago. I think you're going to win. And guess what? You deserve it."

Meryl Streep, when congratulated on her 14th nom: "And I'm a size 14, so it all matches."

Beyoncé, on Dreamgirls costar Jennifer Hudson: "She deserves it. I hope she wins. I hope Eddie wins. It's a wonderful year to be an African-American actor."

Nicole Kidman, on her recent on-set accident: "I was in a stunt, a car accident. I'm all right. I'm here. I've got my dress on. I'm of tough Aussie stock, as my mom says. So, when you fall off a horse, you get back up."

Alan Arkin, on being unsavory with 10-year-old costar Abigail Breslin: "I didn't say or do anything in front of her. Nothing. I wouldn't do it unless she had her earplugs on, listening to music. [She's seen Little Miss Sunshine] about 10 times, so it really didn't make any difference."

Kate Winslet, on being the most nominated actress of her generation: "It's amazing. It's absolutely amazing. You know this kind of stuff isn't supposed to happen to somebody like me, who comes from a small town and who was told I was only going to get parts of the fat girl. And here I am."