Always Quote by Courtney A. Kemp

When you feel an audience engaged and surprised and enthusiastic, reacting to what you've planned, that is the reward. It's better than the Emmys.

— George Stevens, Jr

Not winning at the Emmy's was a Blessing in disguise, makes me want to work harder than I already do.

— Idris Elba

It's a great way to start the day, hearing you've been nominated for an Emmy. It's just thrilling.

— Allison Janney

Hosting the Emmys is a challenge for me. I guess it's the equivalent of someone who needs to climb a mountain or jump out…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I think it might be interesting to give an Emmy to an outstanding background performance in either a comedy or drama series.

— Joe Morton

I have an Emmy, but it's no big deal: work in TV news long enough, you eventually get one.

— Deborah Copaken Kogan

Emmys are gorgeous and fun, but with or without them, there is beautiful work out there.

— Peter Scolari

I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during really hard times. But I guess it's an honor and a privilege…

— Julie Chen

Who doesn't want to go to the Emmys? But it ends up just being really boring.

— Michael J. Nelson

Emmys are wonderful and I'm thrilled to death that I have mine. But they're representative of a specific achievement, where this sort of thing…

— Dinah Shore

You don't have the opportunity to win an Emmy unless you're given the opportunity to play certain kinds of roles.

— Joe Morton

When I got recognized as a writer, when I got the Emmy, I was more excited than the Emmys I had gotten as an…

— Alan Alda