"Netflix has made 14 shows. Take any 14 shows we've made — they're better. Any 14 shows — on average, our shows are better."
- FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, on his network's dominance
Quotes
"The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. Here's to all the writers. ... People who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black."
- Viola Davis, in her historic acceptance speech as the first-ever woman of color to receive an outstanding actress Emmy in a drama category
"What is the love ballad of Turd Ferguson?"
- Talia Lavin, referencing a "Saturday Night Live" sketch in her Final Jeopardy! answer
"This is the truth form the very beginning. When I'm looking directly into that camera, I'm talking to one person, and one person only. And that is Donald Trump. ... Now, it all starts to make sense."
- Kevin Spacey, jokingly revealing one of his "House of Cards" secrets, on "Late Show"
"Sure you're OK to drive?"
- CBS "Late Late Show" host James Corden to Stevie Wonder, who he discovered behind the wheel of a car in a recent skit
"The real reason I’m doing this is to make him proud."
- Bindi Irwin on "Dancing With the Stars," noting her decision to come on the show had a lot to do with her late father, wildlife expert Steve Irwin
"On behalf of today's organization, I want to apologize."
- Executive Chairman and CEO for Miss America Sam Haskell III, to Vanessa Williams, who was stripped of her 1984 crown after nude pictures of her emerged
"Watching @TheEllenShow. @HillaryClinton looks good w her Whip skills, but needs work w her NaeNae. May require more lessons @official_tWitch"
- Bill Clinton, commenting on his wife's dancing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
"I had a massive panic attack. I'd never had anything like that in my life. ... In my head when I shut my eyes, it was just, like, 'My God, what did you just do?' Because that surgery kind of passed the point of no return."
- "I Am Cait's" Caitlyn Jenner, discussing her transition surgery
"What is it like to be the arm candy in a relationship? She must say, like, 'We're going to meet extremely intelligent people tonight — these are not show folk. Just be shiny and pretty.'"
- "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert, asking guest George Clooney about going out with wife, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin
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