Paris on Larry King

Just read the transcript of Paris's appearance on Larry King and i've picked out the juicy bits so you don't have to (not that there's a lot in there, it lasted an hour apparently, how they managed it I just don't know).

I've cut it down to the most interesting bits and then the most interesting bits of those bits i've made bold:


KING: What did you eat?HILTON: The food was horrible.KING: Horrible?HILTON: Well, it's jail food. It's not supposed to be good.KING: What is jail food?

HILTON: Dinner was usually the same. Just, it was hot, at least.

HILTON: A lot. I read a lot of books. I received fan mail from all around the world, so many letters. I would literally sit in bed like crying, reading these letters. And it just -- it really got me through it.KING: No kidding?HILTON: Really. It was really special. I had no idea I had so much support from so many different age groups, so many people from around the world. It was -- it was really heartwarming.KING: Any critical letters?HILTON: Actually, no.KING: None?HILTON: None. I was really surprised about that. I was scared to open letters, because I was like oh, I hope this person's not mean. And I don't -- that's like the last thing I want.KING: You said from every continent? Asia?HILTON: Whole -- ever -- Even like India and from -- a lot of soldiers from Iraq. And... KING: Soldiers?

I hate to be alone

HILTON: Well, this all started off with the DUI, which was a .08. And I will never drink and drive again. Granted, it was, you know, one drink, but no one should do it.

KING: Do you think the judge was unkind?HILTON: You know, my lawyers even said that with this kind of infraction, a suspended -- it wasn't for a DUI, it was for a suspended license -- that people only -- I was walking in there assuming I was just going to get community service. That's what my lawyer said at the time. So when he sentenced me to that much time in jail, it was shocking, because that doesn't happen ever.

KING: Have you ever been addicted to drugs?HILTON: No.KING: Taken drugs.HILTON: No.KING: Never taken drugs?HILTON: No.

HILTON: You know I am a social person. I love to dance. I love to go out. I love music. But a lot of people don't know that I'm a businesswoman and I run several businesses. And I like to go out, as well, and socialize.

HILTON: No. I just like to go out and have fun with my friends. I'm an Aquarius. We're social people.

KING: You don't treat -- you don't think you are treated any of this, the jail, the whole thing, frivolously?HILTON: What do you mean by that?KING: That you danced through it, in a sense, when the public saw you.HILTON: I was locked in a cell for three and a half weeks. It was a horrible experience so ...KING: With the ...HILTON: ... I did my time.KING: When the public saw you?HILTON: When the public saw me?KING: Yes, you know, you always looked. You like the camera.HILTON: You know, it's going to be there and I see some celebrities they throw water at the paparazzi or give the middle finger or do things like that. And I don't -- I think it makes you look bad. I just live my life and I don't pay attention. These people are doing their jobs.KING: You like the paparazzi?HILTON: It's not that I like them, but I don't, you know, I'm not going to do anything to hurt them. That's -- they're just trying to make a living.

KING: Do you visit people in rehab or any of your friends?HILTON: I don't have any friends in rehab.KING: Up next, she said her dumb act is no longer cute. What was cute about it in the first place?

KING: An embarrassing -- were you strip-searched? Do they do that in jail?HILTON: Yes.KING: I know they do it in prison.HILTON: They do. They do it in any jail. It was...KING: What was that like?HILTON: The most humiliating experience of my life. I never had to do that, you know, doing that in front of someone you don't even know. It's pretty embarrassing.KING: So it's a woman police officer and you in a room?HILTON: Yes.KING: Is it as gross as we might think it is?HILTON: It's pretty gross, you know, taking your clothes off in front of someone and having to do that, yes.KING: Do you understand why they do it?HILTON: Of course I do.