Heard backstage at the SAG Awards

“We each get our own award!?” Dev Patel yelled after the “Slumdog Millionaire” ensemble won for outstanding cast in a motion picture.  When he was told that the children in the film would also receive trophies, Patel exclaimed, “They’re all going to have one of these in Mumbai?! They don’t even weigh as much as this!”

Kate Winslet saying, “I’m too emotional to lose and too emotional to win. I need lessons in awards season.”

Tracy Morgan grabbed his award from the table and was shocked by its weight. “This is heavy,” he said. “It’s good hardware. It’s the first thing I’ve ever won in my life. I think I won musical chairs one time in kindergarten.”

“Do you have an eating disorder?” – E! host Debbie Matenopoulos asked new mom Amy Poehler.  Her reply? “Thank you so much. That’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.”

“I’d like to meet Neil Armstrong, but I’ve never met him. Or Buzz Aldrin. Any astronaut, but I haven’t seen any here tonight.” —Steve Carell, on who he’d most like to meet at the show

“It’s all actors, so people at home don’t get bored when all the boring writers, editors and cinematographers come up to collect their awards.” —B.J. Novak, explaining what makes the SAG Awards so special