18 of the Best Red Carpet Quotes from the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards

The best quotes from the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet

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STERLING K. BROWN

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There's nothing quite like the red carpet to bring out the best in people. Sandwiched in between the anything-goes atmosphere of the Golden Globes and the dignified victory lap of the Academy Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards provide actors everywhere an opportunity to be recognized by their peers. And sometimes they use that platform to hilarious effect.

"All I have to say is, Angela [Bassett] is the queen, so deference to Mother Angela." — Sterling K. Brown and his wife, fellow actress Ryan Michelle Bathe, on dressing with an eye for deference towards a costar

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FINN WOLFHARD

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"We've done two years of training on what not to say." — Finn Wolfhard, on the cast of Stranger Things dealing with media scrutiny

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MILLIE BOBBY BROWN

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"I have to photobomb them." — Millie Bobby Brown, regarding her Stranger Things castmates on the red carpet

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RIZ AHMED

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"I can't believe this is January. I should have brought my swimsuit." — Riz Ahmed on the weather at the SAG Awards

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TONY HALE

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"Look at me, I know people are disappointed." — Tony Hale on Veep's lack of nudity

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BRYAN CRANSTON

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"I start out in a robe and slippers, and I go from the robe and slippers to probably a robe and t-shirt and then I advance to a pullover and t-shirt." — Bryan Cranston on his Sunday fashion

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JAMES MARSDEN

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"We’re excited. I'm just trying to keep up with him, the dress, the attire. He wears things I can't." — James Marsden on his son

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OCTAVIA SPENCER

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"The fact that it took 50 years to tell this story, we knew that we had to get it right." — Octavia Spencer, on Hidden Figures

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ANTHONY ANDERSON

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"I don't know her that well … but do most husbands know their wives? But look, we gotta toss to Brad!" — Anthony Anderson, on costar Tracee Ellis Ross

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KALEY CUOCO

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"Do you hear this? He just moves right into the Hidden Figures table?" — Kaley Cuoco, on Jim Parsons' seating arrangements

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CLAIRE FOY

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"You can't put it somewhere noticeable, because that would be showing off." — Claire Foy, on keeping her Golden Globe in the bathroom

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EVAN RACHEL WOOD

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"I promised myself this year that I would wear a suit to every award show. It's all about choice. Options." — Evan Rachel Wood

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SOFIA VERGARA

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"My father is dead now but I bet he's turning his tongue thinking I still look like a hooker. I'm sorry dad." — Sofia Vergara

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NICOLE KIDMAN

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"I knew we were onto a good thing when my sister and my husband both came out of the film weeping and wanting to hug me." — Nicole Kidman on Lion

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EMMA STONE

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"There was a large swath of time when no one wanted me to come in, and I think that was a worse feeling than being rejected." — Emma Stone on auditioning in L.A.

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VIOLA DAVIS

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"My feet are okay. I sprayed a little thing on my toe to numb my toe, I'm okay." — Viola Davis on the red carpet

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RAMI MALEK

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"'When do I get to eat?" — Rami Malek, on what was going through his head while modeling for Dior

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TARAJI P. HENSON

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"I don't want another young girl thinking that math and science is not for her." — Taraji P. Henson on buying out movie theaters for young girls to see Hidden Figures

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