Now Hear This: Best Emmy Quotes

Overheard at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday in Hollywood:

“I lost to Barry Manilow! Barry Manilow! I lost to the ‘Copacabana.’ Singing and dancing is not performing.” — Stephen Colbert, who was eclipsed by Manilow’s special in the variety, music or comedy program category.
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“It’s the Manilow thing. I can’t stand it either.” — Craig Ferguson, host of “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson,” who also lost to Manilow.
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“Aaron Spelling gave us the gift in the little blue box.” — “Charlie’s Angels” actress Kate Jackson during a tribute to the late television producer.
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“I’m up in the air as to exactly why we’re not on the air. We created something beautiful. But at a certain point, when the audience doesn’t show up, we have to make a business decision and the show was canceled.” — “Thief” actor Andre Braugher on the demise of the FX Network show.
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“Well, when I named my son August I had no idea the month would end like this. I want to thank my father because he is the reason I’m standing here today.” — Mariska Hargitay, best actress in a drama series for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” referring to her father, former bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay.
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“I’m the only straight man to bring his mother two years in a row.” — “Entourage” actor and Emmy winner Jeremy Pivento Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.
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“Alec Baldwin has a new show on NBC, James Woods has a new show on CBS and Mel Gibson has a new show on Al-Jazeera.” — Emmys host Conan O’Brien during the opening monologue.
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“I guess I have to thank Showtime even though they have canceled us.” — Blythe Danner, who won the supporting drama actress Emmy for Showtime’s “Huff.”
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“We had eight great years of happy employment and that’s more than most people can ever hope for.” — “Will & Grace” star Megan Mullally after winning the supporting comedy actress Emmy.
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“I’m strangely upset.” — Debra Messing about the end of “Will & Grace.”
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“Before I had my stroke I was thinking about all of the things I’ve been involved with all of my life — music, comedy, drama, even talk shows, even reality TV. And I realized that I have accomplished my childhood dream to be in show business. Everybody should be so lucky to have their dreams come true.” — Dick Clark onstage during an Emmy show tribute to the “American Bandstand” icon.
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“We started working on `24’ about five weeks ago and his schedule is so complicated that this is the one night that we knew we were going to be able to see each other so this is fantastic. We’re going to have to sit and have a good visit.” — Emmy-winning “24” star Kiefer Sutherland about the anticipated visit with his father and fellow Emmy nominee, Donald Sutherland.
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“Tomorrow morning, after I finish this, I go right in and they rip me apart and put me back together again.” — Barry Manilow, who postponed hip surgery so he could participate in the Emmy tribute to Dick Clark, then won an Emmy for individual performance in a variety or music program.
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“There is nothing I would rather do than watch this person.” — Warren Beatty about his wife, Annette Bening, who was nominated for an Emmy for HBO’s “Mrs. Harris.”
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“And boy, the Bush administration just keeps sticking it to the working man.” — Emmy host Conan O’Brien on the IRS taxing show gift baskets.