Im big, Im not fancy, and I dare you to not like me.
Well, as it turns out, everybody loves him including the Emmys.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: SinceModern Familyis a freshman series, did you expect it would get so many nominations?
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ERIC STONESTREET: No.
I felt like our editors deserved nominations.
I was disappointed only the pilot got nominated.
I figured theyd get those.
But the acting, especially the supporting acting categories, is really tough.
Theres some really talented actors out there in that category, so I had no expectations for myself.
And 14 is great.
What didGleeget, 19?
Yeah, well there you go.
And what about the Ed ONeill snub?
I dont know that it was a major snub.
Thats one positive out of it.
Most other actors would have submitted themselves for leading man in a comedy series.
Hes the patriarch of the family, and he certainly would have had a case to do that.
He specifically said, I know for a fact, Im supporting or nothing.
Because thats how he looks at himself.
Hes a member of the ensemble.
Ed knows how much we love him and that hes our leader.
He gives us all such great advice on the set.
I guarantee you hes thinking 20 times less about this than anyone else.
And that also is a testament to who he is.
Eds a great guy.
Eds going to be okay.
We love him so much.
He is our leader, and he knows that.
And he has very sunburn-able skin.
Hes gay and he plays the straight man in our relationship.
And thats kind of funny.
Ty Burrell is hilarious.
Hes a brilliant physical comedian.
He is so funny.
Ty Burell is just a nice, nice guy.
And were on the same show.
Honestly, those guys both deserve to win.
And what about your female co-stars Julie and Sofia?
Either one of those ladies deserves to win.
She grounds the show.
I think either one of those ladies has a great shot and winning and are really deserving.
What do you hope to see happen with your character, Cameron, in season 2?
I think were going to meet some of Cams family.
Weve met Jesses mom.
Weve met Tys dad.
And I think this year well for sure meet a parent figure in Camerons life.
Im really excited about that.
Im also looking forward to having more stuff with Ed.
I feel like they really started to build that relationship thats unique.
It really challenges the audience.
And thats a great vehicle to let people see that everyone deserves each others respect.
Im really looking forward to doing some stuff with Ty [as well].
He and I are good friends.
I know were both looking forward to finding out what Cam and Phils relationship is too.
Whats your favorite thing about playing Cameron?
Lets just assume that people like Cameron.
Because I think we can all relate to that.
We never quite know what the right thing to say is.
