Alex Bornstein's Emmy Acceptance Speech, September 2019

I have found myself sharing this piece numerous times over the years. As I went to hunt it up last night, I realized I should capture it here, so I don't need to go hunting every time it flickers into my head in a renewed moment of relevance. For her role as Susie Myerson in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Borstein nabbed the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. On stage, the actress first dedicated her win “to the strength of a woman, to [creator] Amy Sherman-Palladino, to every woman on the Maisel cast and crew.” She then turned her attention to her mother and to her grandmother — a woman who had survived the Holocaust. “My grandmother turned toward a guard — she was in line to be shot into a pit — and said, ‘What happens if I step out of line?’ and he said, ‘I don’t have the heart to shoot you, but somebody will.’ And she stepped out of line,” Borstein explained, “and for that, I am here. And for that, my children are here. So step out of line, ladies. Step out of line.” --Alex Bornstein, as quoted by Entertainment Weekly, September 23, 2019 ♥