But the character was so successful, that first one, that they wrote him again and he came in right at the end of the first year in a show called THE BOX. I was up for the Emmy for that one too.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character for seven episodes. Eleven years and 22 Emmys later, Cliff was still sitting at that bar.
It was very cool to be honored and be acknowledged in that way for the first time ever, being nominated for an Emmy.
I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.
The Emmy that I lost, and I can't remember his name, I lost to the man who did the Olympics. So, it was great to lose to him. It's the Olympics.
It was a tremendous stroke of good luck that the show got Michael C. Hall to play the part. Everyone I've talked to thinks Michael is a perfect 'Dexter,' which never happens.
I got spoiled on 'Breaking Bad.' Playing the same guy for four or five seasons, you get to really explore who the character is.
We were the laughingstock of that first season... It was with great relish several years later that I received a TV Guide award for favorite actress on television.
To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.
With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.