Things said at the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards -- everything from strike talk to reminiscing about Chicago to torso modeling...

“It’s always been the work of other actors, and there are many actors in this room as well as my fellow nominees who have given me that sense of regeneration and Heath Ledger gave it to me. In Brokeback Mountain, he was unique. He was perfect. That scene in the trailer at the end of the show is as moving as anything I think I’ve ever seen. I’d like to dedicate this to Heath Ledger.”
— Daniel Day-Lewis, accepting his award for best actor in a motion picture.

“If I’ve forgotten anybody, well, it’s just that I’m still in character.”
—best actress winner Julie Christie who played a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s in “Away from Her.”

“Well, there’s always someone you want to kill sometime in your life...”
— Javier Bardem, winner of the best supporting actor in a film, when asked how he was “so mean” in “No Country for Old Men.

“The Coen brothers are freaky little people, you know, and we did a freaky little movie whether you liked the ending or not.”
— Josh Brolin, accepting the award for the ensemble of the Coen Brothers’ “No Country for Old Men.”

Asked backstage about his Heath Ledger tribute, Daniel Day-Lewis said that the actor’s death had been “all I’ve been
thinking about for the last few days. I never met him, but I thought he was beautiful,” Day-Lewis said. “I have very strong feelings I would have liked him very much as a man. I admired him very much, and I’m absolutely certain he would have done many wonderful things in his life.” As for “There Will Be Blood,” Lewis added,  “When we were making the film, we knew we wanted to do it, but we didn’t know if anyone else would get it.”

During her acceptance speech, Best actress in a leading role winner Julie Christie gave a nod to the striking members of the Writers Guild. “It’s lovely for an actor to receive an award from their own union,” the “Away from Her” star said, “especially at a time when we’re being so forcefully reminded how important unions are.”

"I have fallen in love with these people and i don’t know how you walk away from that."
— Edie Falco, best actress in a drama series winner for the “The Sopranos.”

"This is our last, of “The Sopranos,” our last official act as “The Sopranos” together."
— James Gandolfini, best act or in a drama series winner for the “The Sopranos.”

You’d think after 12,000 nominees and almost an equal number of wins, the folks from “The Sopranos” would have this acceptance speech stuff down. Nope. After the series took its second win for drama ensemble. James Gandolfini, who had won best actor in a drama series a few minutes earlier, proclaimed “I’m no good at this, as you just saw,” and handed the microphone to Tony Sirico.  “I’m not really good at this,” Sirico echoed, “but we’ll give it a shot. We worked really hard on this show. What a hell of a way to go.”

"Welcome to the most glamorous and exciting evening in the history of the world.”
— Steve Carell, introducing the evening’s first award.

Best reply to the old chestnut, “what are you wearing?” came from “The Sopranos'” Dominic Chianese: “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re wearing our hearts on our sleeves,” Chianese said backstage. “We expect the audience to give their hearts out, too no matter where we are that’s what performers do. That’s what actors do. That’s what we’re very proud of.”

The cast of “The Office” was in a good mood following its win for best comedy series ensemble. “I was actually the torso model for the statue.... (cast groans). No, actually, I was actually the buttocks model,” cracked Rainn Wilson

Steve Carell (on whether there should be a “50 Year Old Virgin” movie): "How about a 50-year-old Whore? Well, he is no longer a virgin and he loves it so much...” (then he apologizes to Extra because they’ll probably have to edit him out)

Asked repeatedly about the WGA strike, “30 Rock” actress/writer Tina Fey, who won best actress in a comedy series, said that the only benefit was being able ot spend uninteruppted time with her daughter. Her show, however, might suffer from the layoff. “I do think the issues that are at stake really are important,” Fey said backstage. “Most people at home are like ‘What? Who cares?’ but we do have to resolve the issues and I hope we can quickly. We can’t not be around for six months and then come back and expect to do well. We are the kind of show that is put in jeopardy by the strike.”

“My only real craving is Snickers. Like I want them really bad, and I like them in the fridge ice cold.”
— Pregnant “Office” cast member Angela Kinsey.

“I started as an improviser in Chicago. I’ve been writing for so long that it’s really a nice vote of confidence to be treated like an actor at all.”
— Best actress in a comedy series winner Tina Fey.

“Over 50 years ago, I had the honor of working with some of the best actors, directors and writers in our industry. It’s been a dream come true.”
— life-achievement award winner Charles Durning.

“30 Rock’s” Tina Fey noted that “The Office’s” Steve Carell was on the mainstage at Chicago’s Second City when Fey was a student there. “I remember watching him as a student and being absolutely blown away by his talent,” Fey said of Carell. When Carell came backstage as part of the “Office” ensemble, Fey’s words were related to him. “She has always been great and I was so proud of her tonight,” Carell said, “and I think she’s one of the funniest women on TV right now, present company excepted.”