Julie Bowen spent much of her time backstage extolling the virtues of Sofia Vergara, saying her costar inspired her to wear a form-fitting neon green fishtail dress. Plus, Bowen added: â[Sofia] doesnât get the credit she deserves as an actress -- she gets it as a celebrity ... but only a few of us understand that what she does is not play herself.â
As for those infamous nipple covers Bowen mentioned so many times during her speech, Bowen said she wanted to reference âthose little bits of rubberâ to get rid of some of âthe artificeâ of Hollywood.
âWe donât pretend to be important in the way international events are,â she said. âBut I love that Ann Romney and Michelle Obama said âModern Familyâ was their favorite show. That means our show is a place where people can sit on the couch and laughing is the only thing that matters.â (John Shearer / Invision / AP)
When Moore was asked what she thought Sarah Palinâs response to her win might be, she was coy. âI really donât know.â Then she added: âThis is not as much about Sarah Palin as it is about the process. Itâs an examination of how we pick our leader. That to me was what was so compelling about this film.â (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
âItâs like doing a different film,â Lange said backstage, talking about being the only member of the âAmerican Horror Storyâ ensemble to be returning to the show for its second season. âTo revisit it was less interesting to me than starting afresh with a whole new place and time and character and story circumstances. Iâm actually enjoying it.â (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
On winning: âItâs unbelievable [...] Iâm living the dream.â On her dress, the topic of much discussion: âI love it because itâs very sexy.â (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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âI just have to say that, looking at this thing, it reminds me a little bit of the Olympics, you know, the Olympic sports in London,â Costner said from the podium. âBut it doesnât seem like much of a sport, you know, this trophy here.â
Backstage, Costner was asked to explain what he was thinking at that particular moment.
âWhen you have 40 seconds, a lot of things come flooding through your mind,â Costner said. âI couldnât help but think of the Olympics and how a lot of the sports kind of look like this trophy, sports that didnât seem that much like sports to me.â (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
âI cried in [Giancarlo Espositoâs] arms and said, âIt doesnât make sense to me that I was on that stage and youâre not,ââ Paul said backstage after winning the Emmy for supporting actor in a drama. âI didnât know what to say to him. What he did with Gus Fring was so incredible. Itâs so bizarre that Iâm standing here right now.â (Photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )
âWith the show ending, this is a bittersweet day for me,â said Baldwin. âBut my wife is about to be in a yet-to-be-announced fitness/health show, and sheâs going to make a million dollars and be the next Jane Fonda.â
Hilaria laughed and nodded. âJane Fonda looks so good!â (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
âWhen Charlie and I were going on the show together, the show really rested on Charlie,â Cryer said. âThe show was really structured around his character, so it was silly for me to be in the lead character [category]. Thatâs changed. Itâs more of a partnership,â he said, referring to the addition of Ashton Kutcher to the CBS comedy. MORE: Jon Cryer on life and awards after Charlie Sheen(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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After sweeping the dramatic acting categories at the Emmys on Sunday, âHomelandâ stars Damian Lewis and Claire Danes are planning to celebrate in a very special way.
âWeâre going to go away to a romantic island together, just for the weekend,â Lewis kidded backstage after picking up his gold statue. âWhen that baby is a ginger, you guys are going to have a field day.â
On a more serious note he added, âThe show succeeds in being a thrill ride ... it turns out that people like to feel anxious and get their pulses racing on a Sunday night. Itâs politically current and that grounds it in a reality -- and people are responding to it for that reason.â (Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP)
âIâm better than I was before, and hopefully Iâll be better later too,â he said, adding that being in New York with a âbetter group of peopleâ has helped his new FX program.
âWhenever you leave behind failure, youâre doing good. If you think everything youâve done is great, youâre probably dumb. ... Iâm older now too. Older people are smarter and funnier.â (Joe Klamar / AFP / Getty Images)
âWhat do I watch?â Julia Louis-Dreyfus mused, contemplating a reporterâs question backstage after taking home the top comedy actress prize. âColbert, âThe Daily Show,â âMeet the Press,â âFace the Nation,â CSPAN.â
âItâs an amazing time in politics,â she said. âIt seems front-and-center right now in our lives, and thereâs a lot of good, rich material out there from which to glean -- and not parody. But [there are] little morsels that we can take away almost every day, it seems.â (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
âWe know this isnât going to last forever,Ââ Eric Stonestreet said. âWeâll be the old show in a couple of years, or maybe even next year. Who knows?â (Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press)
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âModern Familyâ co-creator Steven Levitan admitted backstage he was a bit surprised to win the Emmy for comedy series directing.
âMy money was on âPalestinian Chickenâ to tell you the truth,â Levitan said, referring to the âCurb Your Enthusiasmâ episode he was up against. âThose were incredible co-nominees in the category.Â
Iâm praying that everybody doesnât get sick of us,â Levitan says of âModern Familyâsâ three-year run of success at the Emmys. (AFP / Getty Images)
âThis is just a little bit exciting,â Allison Williams joked, clearly thrilled. âYou dream that other people will get your vision, but when they do itâs hard to believe. It feels like hitting the jackpot.â
Williams says sheâs honored by the âSex and the Cityâ comparisons the show has been getting.
âThat show meant so much to me and the other cast members growing up,â she said. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
âMad Menâ creator Matthew Weiner still canât believe his brainchild is such a hit.
Of his cast, he says, âTheyâre very important to me. So are the actors I get to work with, the different parts of my personality I get to express and the writers I get to exploit.â (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)