Hillary Clinton spoke up for the museum, as did the New York Civil Liberties Union. The editorial board of "The New York Times" said, Giuliani's stance "promises to begin a new Ice Age in New York's cultural affairs." The paper also carried a full-page advertisement in support signed by over 100 actors, writers and artists, including Susan Sarandon, Steve Martin, Norman Mailer, Arthur Miller, Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag. Ofili, who is Roman Catholic, said, "elephant dung in itself is quite a beautiful object."