12) "Well, I was hoping that wouldn't be case. I think it's due to the elevation of the rhetoric in comedy. We've slowly become more sophisticated." - Jon Stewart's deadpan response to a question about comedy and politics becoming synonymous

11) "Season 2 is better. The scripts are better. Kristin Chenoweth is adorable and we're making sure you see her firm and supple breasts." - Pushing Daisies' executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld

10) "As soon as I opened my mouth, they were already saying, 'Wrap it up.' I find it ironic that we can spend 30 minutes devoted to reality show hosts, but the people who actually create the work don't get time to talk." - Kirk Ellis, who wrote John Adams

9) "I want to be done playing this lady on Nov. 5, so if you guys could help me to stop playing her, that would be great." - Tina Fey, on her SNL cameo as Sarah Palin

8) "It really is the ride of my career." - Eleven-time Emmy nominee Glenn Close, on winning Best Actress for Damages

7) "The tension was mounting. My wife's breathing resembled when she gave birth to our child. Her water even broke; I'm not sure why. She's not pregnant." - Best Actor Bryan Cranston

6) "I've been gunning for him for years.... No, we think of [our shows] as a single hour - they do the first half and we do the second. Like Entertainment Tonight and The Insider." - Stephen Colbert, on his "rivalry" with Jon Stewart

5) "It was long. It was hard. I never shut up in it. I never thought it was going to end. The whole thing was difficult for me. It was an endurance test."- Paul Giamatti, on playing John Adams

4) "It's one of the best jobs I've ever had. It was very difficult, very challenging, but that's what good work should be." - Laura Linney, on playing Abigail Adams

3) "I still feel like I'm in 10th grade and no one will talk to me at lunch." - Mad Men's Jon Hamm, on being considered a sex symbol

2) "I thought we were being 'punk'd.' I was confused. It was like that moment in the movie The Producers where they sing 'Springtime for Hitler' - it was like, 'What's actually happening right now'" - Jeremy Piven on the show's "nothing" opening

1) "She's super-nice, really ugly in person." - 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer, cracking wise about working with guest star Jennifer Aniston