#MariskaHargitay can’t help teasing one thing she might get to do on Emmys night: “I’ve always wanted to do ‘SVU: The Musical.’”
But Hargitay admits she was initially hesitant to host the
#Emmys. “At first I thought, ‘This is ridiculously thankless, a difficult job that everyone gets ripped apart for. Why? Why would I do that?’” She even called friends who had hosted awards shows before, and they all gave her the same advice: Don’t do it.
Ultimately, she took the leap, inspired by her belief in television’s ability to bring people together. That belief comes in large part from nearly three decades on
#LawAndOrderSVU. “Our show made people talk about sexual assault. Our show changed the culture,” Hargitay says. “And that is the power of television. It creates community, which creates healing.”
And despite expanding beyond Olivia Benson with her documentary “My Mom Jayne,” her Broadway debut and now hosting the Emmys, Hargitay has no plans to leave “SVU.” “Do I want to quit now? No,” ...