LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stars react to Thursday’s 69th Primetime Emmy nominations:
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“I woke up to a GIF from my publicist Erica of a shirtless Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs and knew it was good news (because a shirtless Rizzo is always good news).” – Elisabeth Moss, up for best drama series lead actress for “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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“I’m going to put on my cowboy boots, my ruffled shirt and my jeans – something completely different from Winston Churchill.” – John Lithgow, who with his wife are heading to a Lyle Lovett concert in Montana to celebrate his supporting drama actor nomination for “The Crown.”
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“If you think I’m tough, you should see my wife. She’s a Montessori ex-schoolteacher. I’ve taken her mantra from that school classroom and put it into cooking.” – Gordon Ramsey, nominated for reality-competition host for “MasterChef Junior.”
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“Texts started coming in from people but we weren’t caught up. We almost gave up… and then we figured out how to get it on her phone.” – Dan Fogelman, showrunner of “This Is Us,” who, with his wife, watched the nominations from their bathroom.
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“Dan Fogelman … you are a cherub faced, literary assassin! I look forward to working with you for the rest of my life!” – Sterling K. Brown, nominated as best drama series lead actor for “This Is Us.” Fogelman created the show.
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“A EMMY NOM?! I really got to get fine now lmao!! Wish my parents was here to see this!! CHEAH!! So grateful!!” – Leslie Jones on Twitter from the gym about her supporting comedy actress nomination for “Saturday Night Live.”
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“As someone who grew up, for better or worse, watching award shows religiously, I’d be lying to say this doesn’t feel insane and wonderful.” – Billy Eichner, host of “Billy on the Street,” up for best variety sketch series.
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“For me, it is not only a celebration of having failed so badly in physics at high school, but also great for Nat Geo… bringing Einstein questioning into the spotlight.” – Geoffrey Rush, up for leading limited series actor for National Geographic’s “Genius,” in which he plays Albert Einstein.
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“Every day working with this incredible cast and crew is a dream (and not one of those dreams where you wake up being operated on by guys in a glass basement).” – Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, co-creators of “Westworld,” which got 22 nominations.
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“I hope years from now, when we look back on this time, it will be remembered as ground-breaking and a moment of when an artistic renaissance came through and took focus on an era where we can change the world. And we ain’t nowhere NEAR DONE!!!!”- Brian Tyree Henry, up for best drama series guest actor for “This Is Us,” and who also stars on nominated comedy “Atlanta.”