I was one of the first to use the blog format to discuss celebrity news. Later, all these celebrity blogs started popping up, so I said to myself, 'I have to put my own stamp on this…I want to be the gay, Latino Oprah and live up to my nickname, Queen of All Media. But in order to that, I've had to be proactive.

Do I feel sorry when paparazzi are taking pictures of her [Britney Spears] with no panties on, exposing her cucaracha, though? No way! Wear underwear, I've never regretted a posting and I don't have trouble sleeping at night.

–Perez Hilton (real name, Mario Lavandeira) innovator and coiner of the term "shiteous" opens up in the September issue of Latina magazine