"He really put up his dukes… I think he really went to bat for me. And sure! I always thought, 'Yeah, give me a bigger part!" — Melissa McCarthy, Best Actress in a Comedy, on whether or not she thought she was leading lady material before Chuck Lorre went to bat for her to play Molly.

"I'm a big proponent of taking care of one's mental health and using mental health professionals whenever necessary. ... I don't have any problem with shrinks — love 'em." — Julie Bowen, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, after mentioning she goes to therapy in her acceptance speech Tune in Monday at 8/7c for Kathy Griffin's Emmys Aftermath on TV Guide Network.

"She's an important person in my life. I mentioned her, but not my manager or my lawyer or anyone responsible for me having a job… It could come at a price." — Peter Dinklage, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, on why he thanked his petsitter in his acceptance speech

"I'd never take on Buckingham Palace!... I think they can manage well enough without me," — Julian Fellowes, executive producer of Downton Abbey, Best Miniseries, on whether or not he'd fictionalize the current Royals

"I think everyone will have their fingerprints, lip prints and various other prints all over them tonight," — Steven Levitan, who won for Best Writing in a Comedy, on whether the Modern Family cast and crew will be able to tell their statues apart

"Her baby had his fingers crossed, she told me that. …We miss her tonight and we're super happy for her. It's a great addition to our work family." — Matthew Weiner, executive producer of Mad Men, Best Drama, on January Jones staying home to be with newborn son, Xander Dane, on Emmy night.

"I thought, honestly, they seemed so happy with what I was doing. I thought I would live! Silly me. It was poetic and a perfect ending for that character, however." — Margo Martindale, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, on the end of her run on Justified

"I'm wearing tiger-print underwear from K-Mart, from my K-Mart line." — Sofia Vergara, star of Modern Family, Best Comedy, on what she's wearing underneath her dress

"My mother told me I wasn't going to win. She assured me that it was going to be someone else this year." — Jim Parsons, on the odds that he would win Best Actor in a Comedy this year

"There were probably a lot of people I forgot to thank… Kate Winslet, we had sex four times, that's what was in the forefront of my mind." — Guy Pearce, Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, on why he didn't mention Mildred Pierce co-star Evan Rachel Wood in his acceptance speech

"Well, I was extremely nervous and I must say it's something I really never dreamed of. It's a different medium, in a way, [but] we approach Boardwalk Empire as a film. A very long film, but a film… I've always dreamed of getting involved with a project where characters can develop over a long period of time." — Martin Scorsese, Best Directing in a Drama, on winning his first Emmy

"It's a shock to us to that we won again!... [Before each season,] I go around the world twice with my team. It's a very, very complex operation." — Bertram van Munster, The Amazing Race, Best Reality Competition Series, on reclaiming this year's Emmy for outstanding reality competition. It's the show's eighth win out of nine nominations

"I'm thrilled. I had a crush on Guy Pearce since I was 11 years old. Just to stand in the same room as him is a thrill, to hear him say that was even more of a thrill." — Kate Winslet, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, on hearing her Mildred Pierce co-star say, "I got to have sex with Kate Winslet many, many times" during his acceptance speech