Perez Hilton's Guide to Getting Famous, No Talent Required

Jan. 6, 2009 — -- Love him or hate him, Perez Hilton's not going away.

Today, with the release of "Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide to Keeping Up With the Hiltons," the infamous celebrity blogger (real name: Mario Lavandeira) turns bona fide author, his smug mug gracing book shelves across the country.

Hilton's tome divulges the secrets he's learned during more than four years of chronicling the every move of celebrities from Paris Hilton (the inspiration for his moniker) to Paula Abdul; from Britney Spears to Brad Pitt.

His No. 1 finding? Anyone can get famous with the right tools, no talent necessary.

On the eve of Hilton's book release, ABCNews.com chatted with the self-proclaimed "Queen of All Media" about the secrets to stardom in an age when everyone's after their 15 minutes, about who in Hollywood has played their cards right and who should've tossed in their hand ages ago.

ABCNews.com: So what's the secret to getting famous?

Perez Hilton: There are 12 easy steps that can help you on your way to becoming famous -- if you read the book, it'll all reveal itself. One of the chapters of my book is "put the ho in Hollywood" -- I say you can never be too young to unleash your inner ho. Just look at Miley Cyrus. She got a head start last year with those pictures that were leaked from her cell phone and those photos in Vanity Fair. She was definitely playing by the Britney Spears rule book. I wouldn't be surprised if next year, she releases a sex tape or gets pregnant.

ABCNews.com: Who's played the game the best?

Hilton: Paris Hilton is still the Hilton that all these other wannabe Hiltons look up to. To her credit, she really works hard at it. All these models and socialites and C-list actors want to be like her, but she has something that made her different and special: the fact that she works hard. She may go out and party till 3 o'clock in the morning, but she'll still show up for that early morning interview.

Second place -- Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag [of the MTV reality show "The Hills."] I know them and they actually do love each other; it's not a business relationship, but they do work the hell out of it.