Jeff Daniels declared his broken wrist "officially healed" after picking up his Emmy Award on Monday (17.09.18) evening.
The 63-year-old actor scooped the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie accolade for his performance as outlaw Frank Griffin in ‘Godless’ and dedicated the honour to the horse he rode in the mini-series, even though he’d had his difficulties with the creature that resulted in him getting injured.
Ending his speech, he said: "I would also finally like to thank my horse, Apollo.
"He was Jeff Bridges’ horse on ‘True Grit’ and I felt he was making unfair comparisons. Three times he threw me off the horse. Three times! The third and last time, I broke my wrist – literally broke my wrist. It was my left wrist."
Raising his statuette into the air with his left hand, he added: "It’s now officially healed."
Earlier in his speech, Jeff admitted he’d lied about his horse riding ability to land his part in the Western series.
The Hollywood star – who has been married to his college sweetheart Kathleen since 1979 – quipped: "Little tip for you young actors. When they call and say can you ride a horse, don’t lie. You will find on day one you’re in the Kentucky Derby."
Meanwhile, Jeff’s co-star, Merritt Wever, gave a very brief speech as she nervously accepted her prize for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Struggling to open her piece of paper with her speech on it, she said: "I hope you don’t mistake my fear for a lack of gratitude…
"I came prepared and it’s bombing already. I wanted to be a grown-up about this."
Jeff Daniels thanks horse in Emmy speech
