Do people hold objects in a higher state than, say, their children?
This evening's Primetime Emmy Awards will celebrate television's best achievements. But what do the victors do with their statues? Do the statuesque statues end up as clutter, sitting in dark butler pantries, wispy wine cellars and carriage-less carriage houses? Do winners value them more than their own flesh-and-blood?
"When I'm watching TV I can look up at them-- they're always in my sight. When my son was little he used to bounce the ball around and I'd say, "Stop that, you'll break my Emmys," and he'd say "You like them more than you like me," and I'd tell him, "You were easier to get them than they were."
--- Wendy Holz, two daytime Emmys outstanding achievement in makeup for a drama series "General Hospital."
Read more and view past victor's statues in today's LA Times West Magazine, including actor Tony Shalhoub's Monk award. Picture above courtesy of Defamer.
